Barbara Butch faces renewed online hate amid antisemitic attacks
Barbara Butch, a French DJ and the artistic director for Nuit Blanche 2026, is experiencing significant online harassment, predominantly of an antisemitic nature, following her involvement in the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony and her political views. Butch, identified as a "militante de l'amour," performed in the "Festivité" tableau, which faced criticism for a segment perceived as a parody of The Last Supper. The situation escalated after she expressed support for the Yadan law against antisemitism in Le Point, provoking backlash from far-left and pro-Palestinian factions. La France Insoumise in Grenoble has demanded her removal from "Le Cabaret frappé." Born in Paris in 1981, Butch, who is Jewish, lesbian, and plus-size, has received violent threats and has lodged a complaint.
Key facts
- Barbara Butch is the artistic director of Nuit Blanche 2026.
- She faced cyberharassment after the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.
- She signed a tribune in Le Point supporting the Yadan law against antisemitism.
- La France Insoumise in Grenoble called for her removal from Le Cabaret frappé.
- Butch is a DJ and body positivity icon.
- She was the face of Jean-Paul Gaultier's perfume La Belle in 2021.
- Jonas Pardo defended her in a tribune in Le Nouvel Obs on May 19, 2026.
- Butch was present in Israel for a private event at the French embassy in June 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Barbara Butch
- Chloé
- Jennifer Cardini
- Philippe Katerine
- Thomas Jolly
- Jonas Pardo
Institutions
- France 24
- Le Point
- Le Nouvel Obs
- Télérama
- Jean-Paul Gaultier
- La France Insoumise
- Les Inrockuptibles
- AFP
- Nuit Blanche
- Pulp
- Rosa Bonheur
- Raymond Bar
- L'Arrosoir
- Éclaireurs israélites de France
- Cabaret frappé
- Ambassade de France en Israël
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Montpellier
- Grenoble
- Tel-Aviv
- Israël
- Maroc
- Passerelle Debilly
- 7e arrondissement