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Sir Salman Rushdie was "nearly decapitated" when he was attacked in a frenzied stabbing. The 76-year-old author was left critically injured after he was knifed repeatedly onstage just moments before he was due to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state in August 2022 - and now his wife Rachel Eliza Griffiths, 45, has given her account of his horrific injuries which she saw for the first time after rushing to the hospital to be by his side. In an essay published in the Guardian newspaper, she wrote: "His fingernails are caked with blood. The side of his face that suffe...
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Ricky Gervais is said to have increased his personal security at his stand-up shows in the wake of the knife attack on Sir Salman Rushdie. The 61-year-old comedian has reportedly taken the measure as he continues to perform a series of intimate shows at London’s Leicester Square Theatre to trial new material ahead of his next tour and Netflix special ‘Armageddon’. The Sun On Sunday says the “concerned” stand-up last week added more members to his “small team” of guards in the wake of the stabbing of Rushdie, 75, in New York on August 12 as the controversial ‘Satanic Verses’ author prepared to ...
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Police are investigating an online threat made against JK Rowling. The 'Harry Potter' author took to Twitter to send her best wishes to Sir Salman Rushdie shortly after he was attacked on stage in New York state - but her message prompted a threatening response from one user on the micro-blogging platform. Rowling, 57, initially tweeted: "Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be OK." But in response, the Twitter user said: "Don’t worry you are next. (sic)" JK - who has more than 13 million followers on the platform - subsequently shared a screenshot of the threat and asked Twit...
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Sir Salman Rushdie is "talking and joking", days after being stabbed multiple times. The 75-year-old author was attacked on stage on Friday (12.08.22) at an event in New York state and airlifted to hospital, but his agent, Andrew Wylie, has confirmed the 'Satanic Verses' writer has now been taken off the ventilator that was helping him to breathe and is communicating again. Author Aatish Taseer had written in a now-deleted tweet: "Just had the most thrilling news: 'Salmoan is off the ventilator and talking (and joking)' " Andrew confirmed the writer's note about Salman's condition was correct....
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The suspect in the attack on Sir Salman Rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Hadi Matar, 24, was formally charged with attempted murder after the author was attacked on stage in Chautauqua, New York state, on Friday (12.08.22) - but his lawyer denied the charge during an arraignment hearing on Saturday. Jason Schmidt, the Chautauqua County District Attorney, said prior to the hearing: "The individual responsible for the attack, Hadi Matar, has now been formally charged with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree." The police believe that the suspe...
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Sir Salman Rushdie is "likely" to lose an eye after being stabbed in New York, his agent has revealed. 'The Satanic Verses' author was attacked on stage on Friday (12.08.22) at an event in New York state and is now on a ventilator and unable to speak, his agent Andrew Wylie has confirmed in a statement. Wylie said: "Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged." Rushdie has suffered years of Islamist death threats following the publication of his controversial 1988 novel 'The Satanic Verses', which was considered blasphemous by many...
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