J.K. Rowling has sought to clear up online speculation concerning her rumored connections to disgraced financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Within the latest tranche of Epstein files released by the DoJ was an invitation to the official Broadway opening of “ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ” on April 22, 2018 — after he had been convicted — prompting critics on social media to claim that he had been invited by Rowling. Lauryn Hill Leads Emotional Grammy In Memoriam