Barbara Butch files cyberbullying complaint

She has been receiving thousands of insulting messages for several days. Barbara Butch, a professional DJ and social media star, performed at the opening ceremony. Behind singer Philippe Katerine, the DJ was surrounded by drag queens who, during her performance, recalled a staging similar to Da Vinci’s work: “The Last Supper”. Her lawyer, Audrey Msellati, deplores death threats in particular: ” Hugeviolence in terms of threats of death or physical harm “.

A staging deemed blasphemous

At the origin of these death threats, the staging entitled festivity would be inspired, according to many Internet users, by the painting The Last Supper by Da Vinci representing the last meal of Jesus surrounded by his apostles. An act considered blasphemous, even satanic according to them. This controversy was immediately refuted by the Olympic committee. Cyberstalkers risk a minimum prison sentence of three years.