Mick Hartley

Should be interesting. Imane Khelif names JK Rowling and Elon Musk in cyberbullying lawsuit over Olympics gender row.

JK Rowling and Elon Musk have been named in an online bullying lawsuit filed by an Olympic champion boxer embroiled in a gender eligibility row.

Imane Khelif, who won gold for Algeria in the women’s 66kg title, triggered heated debate when she was allowed to compete at the Paris Games despite failing a sex test last year.

On Tuesday night, Khelif’s lawyer, Nabil Boudi, revealed Rowling and Musk have both been named in a criminal complaint the boxer has filed with French authorities.

“JK Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,” he told Variety.

He suggested Donald Trump would also be part of the investigation by the Paris prosecutor’s office. The lawsuit alleging Khelif suffered “aggravated cyber harassment” was filed against unknown persons.

Under French law, that grants the prosecution “the latitude to be able to investigate against all people,” according to Mr Boudi, including people who used pseudonyms online.

Both Rowling and Mr Musk have referred to Khelif as a man as they discussed the controversy over the boxer’s eligibility at the Olympics with their considerable online followings.

Mr Musk? Doesn't sound right somehow.

Will it all come out in court? We shall see. Could be a disastrous own goal for Khelif. Surely the IBA test results – showing his XY chromosomes – will have to feature.