French police investigating abuse targeting Olympic opening ceremony DJ over ‘Last Supper’ scene

Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony has taken a legal turn. French prosecutors on Tuesday ordered police to investigate complaints from a DJ and LGBTQ+ icon that she suffered a torrent of online threats and abuse after performing in contentious scenes at the Games’ opening ceremony. A lawyer for DJ Barbara Butch told The Associated Press that she filed a formal legal complaint alleging online harassment, death threats, and insults. The lawyer said the complaint doesn’t name any specific perpetrator or perpetrators of the alleged crimes. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that it received Butch’s complaint and tasked a police unit that specializes in fighting hate crimes to investigate.