{"id":2324143,"date":"2024-08-13T22:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T02:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-and-rowling-named-in-harassment-lawsuit-by-algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T22:25:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T02:25:37","slug":"musk-and-rowling-named-in-harassment-lawsuit-by-algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-and-rowling-named-in-harassment-lawsuit-by-algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk and Rowling named in harassment lawsuit by Algerian boxer Imane Khelif &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-and-rowling-named-in-harassment-lawsuit-by-algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling have been named in a harassment lawsuit filed \u2063by Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif. The lawsuit, \u200csubmitted\u2062 in a\u200b Paris court by Khelif&#8217;s attorney Nabil Boudi, targets not only Musk and Rowling but also aims to include former President \u2064Donald Trump due to his interactions\u2063 on\u2062 social media.\u2064 The accusations stem from Khelif&#8217;s controversial victory over Italian boxer Angela Carini, which has led \u2062to significant discourse \u200cabout gender in sports, particularly\u200c regarding athletes with differences\u2062 in sexual \u2063development (DSD). The lawsuit\u2064 claims \u2064that the platform \u200cX\u200d (formerly Twitter) enabled &#8220;acts of aggravated\u200b cyber harassment&#8221; against Khelif,\u200d citing remarks made by Musk and Rowling on the matter. Rowling allegedly referred to Khelif in \u2062derogatory terms following the \u200bmatch, while Musk\u2064 supported comments against\u200c trans athletes competing in women&#8217;s sports. The case\u200d underscores ongoing debates about gender identity and competition in athletics, with Khelif&#8217;s \u2064case drawing attention to the intersection of these issues in the context of public \u2063figures&#8217;\u2062 statements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Musk and Rowling named in harassment lawsuit by Algerian boxer Imane Khelif<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729977\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Tesla CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> and bestselling author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/j-k-rowling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"J.K. Rowling\">J.K. Rowling<\/a> were accused of harassment in a lawsuit from Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif.<\/p>\n<p>Nabil Boudi, Khelif&rsquo;s attorney, filed the measure in a Paris court, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/jk-rowling-elon-musk-imane-khelif-lawsuit-1236105185\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he told<\/a> <em>Variety<\/em>. The suit was filed against X broadly, but figures such as Rowling, Musk, and even former President Donald Trump are named.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;J. K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,&rdquo; Boudi said, saying Trump would be part of the investigation. &ldquo;Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will inevitably be looked into as part of the prosecution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not in fact post on X about the Games &mdash; his first post in about a year came on Aug. 12 and was focused on his presidential campaign. His pledge to &ldquo;keep men out of women&rsquo;s sports!&rdquo; alongside a picture of Italian boxer Angela Carini was on his Truth Social page.<\/p>\n<p>Musk shared posts about Khelif, approving of swimmer Riley Gaines&rsquo;s comment that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-min-after-new-account-instagram-serves-sex-content-to-13-year-old-boys-analysis\/\" title=\"Analysis Reveals Instagram Shows Sexual Content to 13-Year-Old Boys Within 3 Minutes of New Account Creation\">men don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t belong in women&rsquo;s sports.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rowling was more direct, saying Khelif was a man who was &ldquo;enjoying the distress of a woman he&rsquo;s just punched in the head.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit accuses X of facilitating &ldquo;acts of aggravated cyber harassment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Khelif became the center of controversy after swiftly defeating Carini in 46 seconds. She&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3108889\/what-is-dsd-sex-genetics-olympic-boxing-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has<\/a>&nbsp;a reported diagnosis of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/differences-in-sex-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">differences in sexual development<\/a>, or DSD, which is an umbrella term for a variety of conditions in which a person can have either XY or XX chromosomes but not the corresponding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gov-candidate-katie-hobbs-child-therapist-husband-had-10-year-old-trans-patient-lawsuit-says\/\" title=\"Arizona Gov Candidate Katie Hobbs\u2019 Child-Therapist Husband Had 10-Year-Old Trans Patient, Lawsuit Says\">physical sex characteristics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many flocked to Carini&rsquo;s defense after she complained that Khelif&rsquo;s inclusion was unfair. Carini later backtracked and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/olympics\/articles\/c2j3jg51rg4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apologized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif was disqualified from the female International Boxing Association championship in 2023 following genetic testing confirming that she each had XY chromosomes but was allowed to fight in the women&rsquo;s category under the International Olympic Committee&rsquo;s guidelines of testing testosterone levels.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, has a female passport,&rdquo; the International Olympic Committee said in a press conference last week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IOC President Thomas Bach condemned the reaction that followed Carini&rsquo;s remarks, saying the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-viral-olympics-moment-female-fighter-hilariously-roasts-boxer-who-failed-gender-test\/\" title=\"Watch Viral Olympics Moment: Female Fighter Hilariously Roasts Boxer Who Failed Gender Test\">hate speech&#038;rdquo<\/a>; directed at Khelif was &ldquo;totally unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Khelif would go on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3117405\/controversial-algerian-boxer-wins-womens-gold-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"win\">win<\/a> the gold medal in her category.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729977\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729977\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, and bestselling author J.K. Rowling have been named in a harassment lawsuit filed by Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif. Khelif&#8217;s attorney, Nabil Boudi, submitted the lawsuit in a Paris court and informed Variety about it. The legal action targets X as a whole but specifically mentions individuals like Rowling, Musk, and former President Donald Trump. Boudi noted that while Trump is not directly named in the lawsuit, his tweets will be investigated as part of the case. Although Trump did not post about the Games on X recently\u2014his first tweet in nearly a year was focused on his presidential campaign\u2014he had previously made comments regarding women&#8217;s sports on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has shared posts related to Khelif and endorsed swimmer Riley Gaines&#8217; statement that &#8220;men don\u2019t belong in women\u2019s sports.&#8221; Rowling took a more explicit stance by stating that Khelif was enjoying causing distress to another woman after hitting her. The lawsuit claims that X enabled &#8220;acts of aggravated cyber harassment.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Khelif gained attention after quickly defeating Italian boxer Angela Carini within 46 seconds; Carini has been reported to have differences in sexual development (DSD), which can involve having either XY or XX chromosomes without corresponding physical characteristics. Many supported Carini&#8217;s claim of unfairness regarding Khelif&#8217;s participation before she later retracted her statement and apologized.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Khelif was disqualified from competing for the female International Boxing Association championship after genetic testing confirmed she had XY chromosomes but was permitted to fight in women&#8217;s events under International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines concerning testosterone levels. The IOC clarified last week that Khelif was born female, registered as female throughout her life, and holds a female passport. IOC President Thomas Bach condemned the backlash against Khelif following Carini\u2019s comments as &#8220;totally unacceptable,&#8221; emphasizing that hate speech directed at her should not be tolerated. Ultimately, Khelif went on to win gold in her category<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2324144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rowling-musk-harassment.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38084,36956,4250,8179,32076],"class_list":["post-2324143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-harassment-lawsuit","tag-imane-khelif","tag-musk","tag-rowling","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rowling-musk-harassment.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}