News: J.K. Rowling Admits Suicidal Thoughts

What’s going on? Harry Potter author JK Rowling has admitted she had “suicidal thoughts” while suffering from depression after her first marriage broke down, reports the BBC. Earlier, Fallout Boy’s Pete Wentz told an interviewer that he entertained thoughts of taking his life. The Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan, singer Mary J. Blige, and actress Britney Snow have also come out with similar first-person accounts of dire emotional struggles as part of the Jed Foundation’s Half of Us campaign, whose website features an array of these accounts. Share with friends.