DJ Barbara Butch Files Legal Complaint Over Online Abuse

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DJ files complaint over Olympics opening ceremony abuse https://t.co/dNo8M8IUGC
- BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 30, 2024

A French DJ who performed during the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony has filed a legal complaint after receiving abuse online. Barbara Butch took part in a drag queen sequence during the event which sparked controversy as viewers interpreted it as a reference to The Last Supper.

French Catholic bishops said Christians had been hurt and offended by the show. Butch wore a silver headdress which looked like a halo during her set, while surrounded by drag artists and dancers.

Barbara Butch "has been threatened with death, torture and rape, and has also been the target of numerous antisemitic, homophobic, sexist and grossophobic insults".


In a statement, Butch's lawyer said she was filing several complaints. "Since the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games artist, DJ, and activist Barbara Butch has been the target of an in an extremely violent campaign of cyber-harassment and defamation,” the lawyer said. “She is today filing several complaints against these acts, whether committed by French nationals, or foreigners, and intends to prosecute anyone who tries to intimidate her in the future.”

The ceremony's artistic director, Thomas Jolly, denied the production was inspired by The Last Supper, the famous Leonardo da Vinci painting showing Jesus Christ and his apostles. He said the sequence, titled Festivity, was inspired by Greek mythology and intended to be a celebration of diversity, adding his intention was not to "be subversive, nor to mock or to shock". Jolly added it was obvious given the presence of a figure representing the Greek god Dionysus.

Butch also posted a statement of her own in Instagram stories, writing: "Whatever some may say, I exist. "I’ve never been ashamed of who I am, and I take responsibility for everything - including my artistic choices. All my life, I’ve refused to be a victim: I won’t shut up." She said that she “was extremely honoured” to perform in Friday’s ceremony and added: “My heart is still full of joy.”

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