A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony took a legal turn Tuesday.
Delegations arrive at the Trocadero as spectators watch French singer Philippe Katerine performing on a giant screen, in Paris, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024 in Paris.
A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony took a legal turn Tuesday, with French prosecutors ordering police to investigate complaints from a DJ and LGBTQ+ icon that she suffered a torrent of online threats and abuse in the ceremony’s wake. Barbara Butch’s lawyer told The Associated Press that she had filed a formal legal complaint alleging online harassment, death threats, and insults. The lawyer, Audrey Msellati, said the complaint doesn’t name any specific perpetrator or perpetrators of the alleged crimes.
The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that it received Butch’s legal complaint and said it immediately tasked a special police unit that specializes in fighting hate crimes to investigate.Part of the 4-hour event on Friday night seemingly attempted to recreate the biblical scene of Jesus and his closest followers sharing a final meal ahead of Christ's crucifixion, death, and resurrection.
The sketch featured Barbara Butch, several drag queens, a transgender model, a singer posing as the Greek god of wine, Dionysus, as well as a child.
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