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Four Men Sentenced for Cyberharassment of DJ Barbara Butch Following Paris 2024 Olympics

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Four Men Sentenced for Cyberharassment of DJ Barbara Butch Following Paris 2024 Olympics

Four men have been sentenced to prison terms for cyberharassing DJ Barbara Butch after her performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.

    Key details

  • • Four men sentenced to prison for cyberharassment ranging from four months suspended to ten months.
  • • Harassment followed Barbara Butch’s July 26, 2024 performance at the Olympics opening ceremony.
  • • Artistic director Thomas Jolly defended the ceremony's imagery as a representation of a pagan festival.
  • • Barbara Butch suffered severe mental health issues including agoraphobia and psoriasis caused by the online attacks.

On November 21, 2025, four men were convicted in Paris for their role in cyberharassing French DJ Barbara Butch after her performance during the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. Their prison sentences ranged from four months suspended to ten months in prison, reflecting the prosecutor's recommendations. The harassment escalated after Butch performed on July 26, 2024, appearing alongside drag queens and models in a scene some conservative and far-right groups criticized as a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. Artistic director Thomas Jolly clarified the imagery was intended to depict a "great pagan festival connected to the gods of Olympus."

This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.

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