Karla Sofía Gascón has filed a lawsuit against far-right French politician Marion Maréchal, who called her Best Actress-winning performance "female interpretation."
Are they suing for defamation? I may have misread, but I thought the suit was over the nature of the comments, more so than the target.
From the article
Maréchal faces a fine of €30,000 ($32,446) if she’s found guilty of using a transphobic insult and €3,750 ($4,056) if she’s guilty of using a “sexist insult due to one’s gender identity.”
To me, that sounds more like they’re suing over an ethical standards issue, but I don’t know French law in the least.
I guess maybe the group could be suing over the ethical issues & Gascon’s could be a defamation suit, I just didn’t see that laid out in the article.
Are they suing for defamation? I may have misread, but I thought the suit was over the nature of the comments, more so than the target.
From the article
To me, that sounds more like they’re suing over an ethical standards issue, but I don’t know French law in the least.
I guess maybe the group could be suing over the ethical issues & Gascon’s could be a defamation suit, I just didn’t see that laid out in the article.
Could be wrong, just my take.
I’m dumb. If that’s French law I’m out.