"Harry Potter" author Rowling has been absent from social media for several days, after erroneously calling female Olympic boxer Khelif a "man."

Author J.K. Rowling has fallen silent on her usually busy X (formerly Twitter) feed, after Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif filed a legal complaint in France for alleged cyber harassment over statements regarding her gender.

On August 9, lawyers for Khelif filed a lawsuit with a special unit of the public prosecutor’s office in Paris, stemming from false statements that spread online about her gender after the Algerian boxer defeated Italy’s Angela Carini in her first fight of the 2024 Olympic Games. Carini pulled out 46 seconds into the bout and told reporters afterwards that she had “never felt a punch like this.”

  • @[email protected]English
    72•1 month ago

    Also, the first amendment only applies to free speech against the US government. You can’t chat shit about any private individual without them having the option to sue you.

    • @Serinus
      21•1 month ago

      There’s a whole lot here that’s just slightly off the mark. I’ll give you the general sentiment, but the details need work.

          • @[email protected]English
            2•1 month ago

            This is the internet, where we’re all an authority on all things American because Americans won’t shut the fuck up talking about themselves.