Target of 'Last Supper' ire at Paris Olympics takes legal action
The French DJ behind an Olympics opening ceremony performance that critics claim mocked “The Last Supper” says she stands by her “artistic choices.”
The French DJ at the center of the storm over an opening ceremony performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics claim mocked “The Last Supper” says she stands by her “artistic choices.”
Meanwhile, Barbara Butch's lawyer has filed a legal complaint alleging that her client has been threatened online “with death, torture and rape.”
“I take responsibility for everything — including my artistic choices,” Butch said in a letter posted Monday on her Instagram page. “All my life, I’ve refused to be a victim: I won’t shut up.”
Her lawyer, Audrey Msellati, said in a letter posted on the DJ’s Instagram page that Butch has also been the target of “numerous anti-Semitic, homophobic, sexist, and grossophobic insults.”
“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,” Butch’s letter states.
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