Can Super Strong Magnets Counteract Black Hole Gravity?

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Would is be possible for electromagnetism so help something escape from a black hole past the event horizon? Gravity is weak compared to the other forces, but it seems only electromagnetism would have a chance as the strong nuclear force is for holding atoms together, and weak nuclear force is I believe for radioactive decay. So my question is if you had a super strong magnet could it over power the gravity of a black hole and pull particles out?
 
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Electromagnetism is propagated by photons, which is light, and by definition light cannot escape the event horizon of a black hole. So, the answer is no.
 
However, virtual particles CAN escape from balck hole (because they are not limited by C)

For this reason BH can be charged and attract/repel other charges.
 
See Steven Hawking treatise on virtual particles at a black hole horizon. They do not violate c. Black holes acquire charge from matter in their accretion zone.
 
Chronos, no.
What if BH *already* had a charge before it collapsed?
 

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