J.K. Rowling Pranked by Russians Impersonating Ukraine President Zelensky on Zoom Call

J.K. Rowling has fallen victim to a hoax by prankster duo who tricked the Harry Potter author into believing she was having a Zoom call with the president of Ukraine.

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Their past victims include Elton John, Prince Harry, Billie Eilish, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and George W. Bush.

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The duo pressed Rowling on whether Dumbledore was really gay and asked who he slept with, noting it was “hopefully not with a transgender.”

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The duo told Rowling they were writing “Avada Kedavra” — the killing curse in the Harry Potter franchise — on missiles.

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