J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk Named in Cyberbullying Lawsuit Filed by Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif After Olympic Win

(EXCLUSIVE)


J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk have both been named in a criminal complaint filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” against Algerian boxer and newl crowned Olympic champion Imane Khelif.

Nabil Boudi, the Paris-based attorney of Khelif, confirmed to Variety that both figures were mentioned in the body of the complaint, posted to the anti-online hatred center of the Paris public prosecutor’s office on Friday.

The lawsuit was filed against X, which under French law means that it was filed against unknown persons. That “ensure[s] that the ‘prosecution has all the latitude to be able to investigate against all people,” including those who may have written hateful messages under pseudonyms, said Boudi. The complaint nevertheless mentions famously controversial figures.

“J. K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,” he said, adding that Donald Trump would be part of the investigation. “Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will inevitably be looked into as part of the prosecution.”

Khelif — who on Saturday won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 66 kilogram boxing competition — spent much of the 2024 Olympics in Paris at the center of a noisy and unpleasant dispute about her gender eligibility that reverberated around the world. Despite being born female and not identifying as transgender or intersex — and being backed by the International Olympic Committee, who asserted “scientifically, this is not a man fighting a woman” — Khelif faced a torrent of accusations and abuse over her gender.

Most of the attacks came via social media, particularly on X/Twitter, and the controversy was escalated when high-profile figures stepped into the fray. In one message to her 14.2 million followers, Rowling posted a picture from Khelif’s fight with Italian boxer Angela Carini, accusing the former of being a man who was “enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head.” Musk, meanwhile, shared a post from swimmer Riley Gaines that claimed “men don’t belong in women’s sports.” The X owner co-signed the message by writing: “Absolutely.” Trump posted a message with a picture from the fight with Carina accompanied by the message: “I will keep men out of women’s sports!”

Boudi said that although the complaint mentions names, “What we’re asking is that the prosecution investigates not only these people but whoever it feels necessary. If the case goes to court, they will stand trial.”

Boudi also claimed that while the lawsuit was filed in France, “it could target personalities overseas,” pointing out that “the prosecutor’s office for combating online hate speech has the possibility to make requests for mutual legal assistance with other countries.” He added that there were agreements with the U.S. equivalent of the French office for combating online hate speech.

Logan Paul was also among those who attacked Khelif on social media, posting on X following her win against Carini: “This is the purest form of evil unfolding right before our eyes. A man was allowed to beat up a woman on a global stage, crushing her life’s dream while fighting for her deceased father. This delusion must end.”

Paul later deleted the post and admitted that he “might be guilty of spreading misinformation.”

But for Bouli, such apologies — including those that Khelif has received personally from prominent figures who tweeted derogatory comments — wouldn’t change anything regarding the investigation. “The lawsuit is filed and the facts remain,” he said.

As for X, Boudi said the complaint is aimed at the authors of social media posts and not the platforms themselves. “It’s the responsibility of lawmakers to issue sanctions to platforms, not ours,” he said. But he did note that cyber harassment cases were now being taken much more seriously by judicial authorities and that, in some cases, “there are prison sentences.”

Khelif’s coach, Pedro Diaz, told Variety that the bullying Khelif endured during her run in the Olympics “incredibly affected her” and “everyone around her.”

“The first time she fought in the Olympics, there was this crazy storm outside of the ring,” said Diaz, who runs Miami-based Mundo Boxing Gym and started training with Khelif in February 2023. “I had never seen anything so disgusting in my life,” added the coach, who has participated in the training of 21 Olympic champions prior to the Algerian boxer. Diaz said he asked Khelif to refrain from looking at social media so she “wouldn’t lose her focus on winning the gold medal.”

“She’s so smart and has such an amazing motivation,” he said, adding that her gold medal win “felt like the most rewarding victory of my career as a coach.”


https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit-12361...

freediver wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 7:25pm:



You could have simply googled it but i'll indulge you. Not that i think for a second you will watch this:

freediver wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 7:25pm:


It has XY chromosomes = a man.


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/imane-khelif-olympics-boxer-tran...

While little is known about Khelif’s medical history, the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) president had previously claimed a test had shown she had XY chromosomes [male] and therefore did not meet their eligibility criteria.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 9:32pm:



No. The IBA has been most contradictory in telling us precisely what test they are talking about. They cannot get their story straight. They are a Russian organisation who only lodged their "concerns" after the Russian contender was beaten. What's more, they have been utterly rejected by the IOC and they have been unconditionally cut adrift.

Imane was born a woman, has lived her life as a woman and passed all IOC criteria. This is nothing short of a vicious witch hunt that has been fuelled by the trans debate and all it's angry little minions.

ANd they are in a very serious sense not only messing with in a reputational sense. If she is thought to be trans in Algeria where even homosexuality is a crime, then her very life could be in danger.

You think the howling masses care? Of course not. No more than they needed actual facts to launch their viscous campaign against her.

freediver wrote on Aug 14^th, 2024 at 7:25pm:


No tits, no arse, raised as a girl, born with no dick, doesn't walk like a girl, sits like a bloke (as someone pointed out - NO Muslim woman would sit like that - or a non-Muslim for that matter - legs together girls) ..... arbitrary assignment of gender gone totally wrong... (heh, heh, heh).... this is as bad as the original attempt to turn a boy into a girl because of an accident.... don't marry your cousins, they say .....

Full test or no competition.... the IOC has to straighten up its act - if this person passes a proper test - all well and good... if not - outski!  They are just playing a game here - like kids and politicians - which they are in essence - they are trying to put a fast one over and see how far they can get with it.... college pranksterism at its very lowest.

Did you know that those blokes dressing up as women and demanding to be called 'ma'am' started off as a college prank using big beefy football players?  Haven't you worked that out yet?  Now it's become a disease of the mind for every borderliner ready to leap over the edge....

I identify as a Labrador in front of the fire in winter...         

Weren't the same bigoted posters (Hi Crappler) that are now crying about her as a female boxer, the same ones arguing not so long ago that if you were born with a vagina you are a woman, no if's or but's??

The only consistency from the bigots is that they are consistantly inconsistant.

this person has an xy chromosome

the y chromosome codes for increased testosterone resulting in a punching strength about 2.5 times stronger then an xx individual

lia thomas in the pool is not inflicting damage on swimmers in other lanes (not physical damage)

this xy chromosome equipped individual was belting an xx chromosome individual in the face

the fact mothra supports this is very revealing of how much she cares about violence against females

she is in fact, a supporter of violence against women

we knew this because she supports the muslim practice of removing the clitorises of 90 % of somali teenage girls

with friends like mothra, the female of the species must rely on the strong competant rational support of the noble female such as the fearless JK Rowling

what a star JK is for calling out these disgusting treachorous hateful fake feminists such as mothra 

https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/tyson-offers-to-fight-olympics-trans-boxing-winner-gi...





Fact checked by The People's Voice Community
August 2, 2024

The women’s boxing match at the Paris Olympics has triggered international outrage and raised more questions about the fairness of letting “biological males” compete against females.

Italy’s Angela Carini faced off against Algeria’s Imani Khelif on Thursday, in the welterweight (66kg) category, but lasted only 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from last year’s World Championships after being deemed biologically male.

After taking two hefty punches to the face, Carini was forced to withdraw from the contest. She threw down her helmet crying “this is unjust!”

She has since received an outpouring of solidarity from critics of transgenderism around the world, who denounced Khelif as a biological man and protested the bout as unfair.

Among those who slammed the situation were a UN women’s welfare official and Italy’s Prime Minister.

Author J.K. Rowling told the International Olympic Committee (IOC): “A young female boxer has just had everything she’s worked and trained for snatched away because you allowed a male to get in the ring with her” She adding that the 2024 Olympics “will be forever tarnished by the brutal injustice done to Carini.”