'I do not hate men': J.K. Rowling gets in public fight with Boy George

Author J.K. Rowling on Saturday got into a very public spat with singer/songwriter Boy George.

Boy George responded to an anonymous social media user, saying, "Stop this nonsense that if you don't agree with [J.K. Rowling] you hate women."

"She hates men. This is where this truth lies," the performer added on X. "She cannot differentiate between a 'trans' woman and a biological male. Which is weird with her imagination?"

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Rowling responded:

"I'm married to a man, George. I do not hate men. I simply live in reality where men - however they identify - commit 98% of sexual assaults, and 88% of victims are female."

"Trans-identified men are no less likely than other kinds of men to pose a risk to women or girls," she added.

GOP lawmaker Mike Lee, an ally to Donald Trump, sided with the author, writing, "Ignore realities of criminal behavior at your own peril."