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Originally Posted by Trenien
Ah, but Rushdie isn't a millionaire (or at least he wasn't at the time).
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He wasn't suing anyone, either. The cases are not completely parallel. I just meant that his work and life came under an unusually high level of scrutiny due to circumstances rather outside his control (having a fatwa issued against him). As far as I know, Rowling had no plans to become a millionaire, either. While I imagine becoming insanely rich is a lot more fun than having religious authorities issue death threats against one, neither leaves much room for a private life, and insanely small details suddenly look huge under the glare of the public spotlight.
