JK Rowling has been named in a cyberbullying lawsuit filed by Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.
The 25-year-old boxer recently won gold at the Paris Olympics, but she subsequently launched legal action against the Harry Potter author, Elon Musk and other public figures over comments they made about her gender, based on misinformation that surfaced online.
“JK Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,” Nabil Boudi, Khelif’s lawyer, told Variety.
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The lawyer also confirmed former US president Donald Trump was 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,” Boudi said.
Khelif — who was born female and identifies as a woman — has alleged “acts of aggravated cyber-harassment”.
The complaint has been filed against the social media platform X, which under French law means it was filed against unknown persons.
As a result, the prosecution has “all the latitude to be able to investigate against all people”.
