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I have done this before without causing any damaging or denting or twisting the forks. The front hub keeps the forks spaced properly, the persuasion bar if wrapped in padding won't do any damage, particularly if done as close to the crown as possible.
ghostface-
If it's not that seized you can clamp the front wheel with you legs and give it some persuasion with the bars. or penetrating fluid, block of wood over the stem and a few blows with a hammer can free it off.
The one time I ruined the forks, they were super stuck and the bar in the fork legs was a last resort.
Dogtemple
You will dent and twist the forks doing it that way. I've screwed up a nice set of forks doing exactly that. I would find another way if I were you