Elon Musk And J.K. Rowling Face Prison Time If Imane Khelif Wins Lawsuit

J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk could face substantial fines and possibly a prison sentence if Olympic champion Imane Khelif wins her cyberbullying lawsuit.

The Harry Potter author and the SpaceX founder have both been named in a criminal complaint posted to the anti-online hatred center of the Paris public prosecutor’s office on Friday (August 9).

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J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk could face prison if Olympic champion Imane Khelif wins her cyberbullying lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed for alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” against Imane.

Possible penalties in France for cyberbullying include two to five years in prison.

The lawsuit was filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment” against Imane, who began facing attacks questioning her gender after beating Italian boxer Angela Carini in 46 seconds at the 2024 Olympics.

It was issued against Elon’s social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), which means it was filed against “unknown persons” under French law.