JK Rowling was named in a cyberbullying lawsuit filed by Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.
The 25-year-old boxer recently won gold at the Paris Olympics, but subsequently filed legal action against the Harry Potter author, Elon Musk and other public figures for making comments about her gender based on misinformation that surfaced online.
“The lawsuit names JK Rowling and Elon Musk, among others,” Nabil Boudi, Khelif’s lawyer, told Variety.
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The lawyer also confirmed that former US President Donald Trump was involved in the investigation.
“Trump tweeted, so he’s bound to be investigated as part of law enforcement, whether he’s named in our lawsuit or not,” Boudi said.
Khelif, who was born and identifies as a woman, accuses her of “acts of severe cyber harassment.”
The complaint is directed against the social media platform X and is therefore, under French law, directed against an unknown person.
This gives the public prosecutor’s office “all the leeway it needs to investigate all persons.”
“We demand that the public prosecutor’s office investigate not only these people, but also anyone they deem necessary. If the case goes to court, they will be brought to justice,” Boudi said.
Khelif won a gold medal in Paris over the weekend and said afterward that the attacks on her gender had given her victory a “special touch”.
The boxer, who was excluded from the 2023 World Championships, claimed she was the victim of bullying.
“I am fully qualified to take part in this competition. I am a woman like any other woman,” said Khelif after winning gold in Paris.
“I was born a woman. I have lived as a woman. I have competed as a woman – there is no doubt about that.”
– With AAP
