Imane Khelif ‘names Elon Musk and JK Rowling’ in cyberbullying lawsuit after winning Olympic boxing gold amid gender dispute

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has named Elon Musk and JK Rowling in a lawsuit filed to French authorities over alleged ‘acts of aggravated cyber harassment’ after they led outcry at her participation within the Paris Olympics. 

Nabil Boudi, the gold medalist’s Paris-based lawyer, told Variety that the Tesla mogul and Harry Potter writer had been each named within the felony criticism posted to the anti-online hatred middle of the general public prosecutor’s workplace final week. 

The go well with was filed in opposition to Musk’s social media community, X, which implies it was filed in opposition to ‘unknown individuals’ per French Legislation. 

Boudi defined that it ensures that the ‘prosecution has all of the latitude to have the ability to examine in opposition to all individuals,’ together with those that shared hateful messages below pseudonyms.

‘J. K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named within the lawsuit, amongst others,’ Boudi wrote on X, noting that that Donald Trump would even be a part of the investigation. 

The Olympic gold medalist’s lawyer filed a go well with in opposition to X, and named the high-profile stars 

‘Trump tweeted, so whether or not or not he’s named in our lawsuit, he’ll inevitably be appeared into as a part of the prosecution,’ he added. 

The information comes a couple of days after Khelif took home the gold medal within the girls’s 66 kilogram boxing competitors. 

She emerged victorious after enduring a widespread campaign, wherein she confronted a torrent of questions over her gender.  

The 25-year-old, who is just not a transgender lady, allegedly has male ‘XY chromosomes’ which led to her disqualification from the 2023 world championships when she failed unspecified gender eligibility assessments administered by the now-banned Worldwide Boxing Affiliation. 

Her participation in opposition to girls boxers on the Video games led to an outcry from some figures – together with Musk and Rowling.  

‘ J. Ok. Rowling and Elon Musk are named within the lawsuit, amongst others,’ her lawyer wrote on X

Nabil Boudi defined that he hopes the ‘prosecution [will] examine in opposition to all individuals’

Trump shared a clip of Khelif’s combat vs. Cerini and stated he’d ‘preserve males out of ladies’s sports activities’

In a single put up, Rowling shared a photograph Khelif’s combat with Italy’s Angela Carini, accusing the Algerian of being a person who was ‘having fun with the misery of a lady he is simply punched within the head.’ 

Musk, for his half, re-shared swimmer Riley Gaines’ put up that claimed ‘males do not belong in girls’s sports activities.’ 

‘Completely,’ the Area X boss added. 

In the meantime, Trump merely wrote, ‘I’ll preserve males out of ladies’s sports activities,’ alongside a snap of Khelif’s bout with Carini.   

Backlash in opposition to the boxer started when Carini deserted their combat in simply 46 seconds after she was hit twice, suffered a suspected damaged nostril and barely threw a punch.

The Italian then sank to her knees, beat the canvas in frustration and refused to shake Khelif’s hand as she conceding victory. 

In the meantime, Olympic bosses doubled down on their determination to permit Khelif – and Taiwan‘s Lin Yu-ting – to compete after they had been disqualified from the 2023 world championship.

Shortly after the occasion, the IBA had their standing stripped by the IOC over governance points and alleged corruption.

The 25-year-old was cleared to compete within the girls’s class on the 2024 Paris Olympics

Angela Carini deserted her combat with Khelif in 46 seconds earlier than breaking down in tears

‘Each particular person has the precise to apply sport with out discrimination,’ the IOC stated in a press release, which additionally attacked ‘deceptive details about two feminine athletes.’

‘The IOC is saddened by the abuse that the 2 athletes are presently receiving.’