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JK Rowling and Elon Musk are among nan nationalist figures named successful Olympian Imane Khelif’s suit against X, nan societal media website formerly known arsenic Twitter.
Khelif’s beingness astatine nan 2024 Olympics successful Paris coiled up generating a batch of speech owed to mendacious claims and misinformation astir her activity while competing successful women’s boxing.
This speech became exacerbated moreover further erstwhile nationalist figures for illustration Rowling weighed in, peculiarly aft nan Harry Potter writer posted a photograph of Khelif successful title pinch Italian boxer Angela Carini, falsely accusing nan erstwhile of being a “male… enjoying nan distress of a female he’s conscionable punched successful nan head.”
Musk – nan proprietor of X – besides reposted a photograph of Khelif’s opponent accompanying nan connection “men don’t beryllium successful women’s sports,” adding: “Absolutely.”
The Algerian golden medallist, who identifies arsenic neither transgender nor intersex, revenge a criminal title to French authorities for “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” earlier this week, pinch her lawyer Nabil Boudi confirming to Variety that some Rowling and Musk are named owed to their posts, “among others.”
“[Donald] Trump tweeted, truthful whether aliases not he is named successful our lawsuit, he will inevitably beryllium looked into arsenic portion of nan prosecution,” Boudi added.
According to Variety, nan arguable net characteristic Logan Paul besides posted, and deleted, a remark falsely labeling Khelif a “man,” earlier conceding he “might beryllium blameworthy of spreading misinformation.”
Despite nan controversy, Khelif yet emerged triumphant successful women’s boxing, picking up nan golden badge successful nan welterweight arena past week.
She was seen celebrating her triumph alongside her chap champions during Sunday night’s closing ceremonial astatine nan Stade de France successful Paris.