Female boxer Angela Carini celebrated taking home the 2024 Italian women&#8217;s title for boxing after being forced to fight in the 2024 Paris Olympics against a competitor with a sex development condition who had failed previous gender tests with the International Boxing Association (IBA). 
The victory for Carini came months after she had to endure being beaten up in the ring by Imane Khelif, an Olympic boxer from Algeria, who had failed past gender tests — per the IBA — and was later allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-journalist-claims-medical-report-proves-olympic-boxer-who-took-gold-in-womens-division-a-man">proven to be a biological male</a>, according to a French journalist who obtained a medical report.
After winning the title, the female boxer said, “Tonight was my revenge,” a <a href="https://x.com/oliverbrown_tel/status/1865887087456563426">Telegraph reporter</a> wrote on X. “Some 2024 for Angela Carini. She endured anguish and gross unfairness at the Paris Olympics, forced to withdraw after 46 seconds against an opponent who had failed two sex tests. Four months on, she has just won the Italian title…”
After Carini quit her match against Khelif — who had been allowed to fight in the female boxing category despite the controversy — the Algerian boxer went on to get the gold in the women’s welterweight final boxing match, something many criticized, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shame-on-you-all-megyn-kelly-piers-morgan-and-others-react-to-algerian-boxer-getting-gold-after-failing-gender-test">The Daily Wire</a> has previously reported.
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Some 2024 for Angela Carini. She endured anguish and gross unfairness at the Paris Olympics, forced to withdraw after 46 seconds against an opponent who had failed two sex tests.
Four months on, she has just won the Italian title. ‘Tonight was my revenge,’ she says <a href="https://t.co/J1uxnKMsYE">pic.twitter.com/J1uxnKMsYE</a>
— Oliver Brown (@oliverbrown_tel) <a href="https://twitter.com/oliverbrown_tel/status/1865887087456563426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
Megyn Kelly, host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast, blasted the move by writing, in all caps, about how unfair it was that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Khelif the gold medal in a women&#8217;s event.
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“Don’t you see? Don’t you see what this insanity is doing to women??” Kelly <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822024750845325447">wrote</a>. “WHY DO GIRLS HAVE TO SHARE THEIR BATHROOMS W/BOYS? THEIR LOCKER ROOMS? THEIR SPORTS? THEIR PRISONS?”
“To all the media who have FAILED WOMEN AT EVERY TURN on this boxing and virtually EVERY trans story: SHAME ON YOU ALL,” Kelly <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822022126184099840">added</a><a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1822022126184099840" target="_blank" rel="noopener">.</a>
Talk show host Piers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/piers-morgan">Morgan</a> called Khelif being named the women’s champion a “travesty.”
“From Emmeline Pankhurst to this … where are the world’s feminists now, as women’s hard-fought rights get so shamefully destroyed?” Morgan’s <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1822023148646363464">post</a> read.
“BREAKING: A biological male just won an Olympic Gold medal in a women’s boxing competition. Congrats to everyone who supported this travesty,” he <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1822024690556399657">added</a>.
Khelif previously failed gender eligibility tests by the IBA, but was allowed by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to compete against biological women in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Olympics formally cut ties with the IBA, which the IOC now dismisses as “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boxer-who-failed-gender-tests-wins-gold-in-womens-boxing-without-dropping-single-round-entire-olympic-run">not credible</a>,” and allows boxers to compete based on the gender listed on their passports rather than enforcing any gender-related testing.

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President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> met with key leaders in Europe over the weekend as President Joe Biden stayed away because of a “scheduling conflict” with the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Trump traveled to Paris for Notre Dame’s official reopening ceremony after the medieval cathedral was severely damaged in a fire in 2019. The celebration marked Trump’s return to the world stage since winning his reelection.
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Trump to the Élysée Palace on Saturday, where the French leader hosted a meeting between Macron, Trump, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump addressed reporters in Paris, touting his relationship with the French president during Trump’s first term in office.
“We had a lot of really great success working together on defense and offense, too,” Trump said, according to the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign-policy/3253391/trump-overshadows-biden-final-month-with-france-trip/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Examiner</a>. “It certainly seems like the world is going a little bit crazy right now, and we’ll be talking about that.”
Macron promoted the trilateral meeting with Trump and Zelensky on social media.
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“United States, Ukraine, and France. Together on this historic day. Gathered for Notre-Dame. Let us continue our joint efforts for peace and security,” Macron said in a post on X with a photo of the three leaders.
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United States, Ukraine, and France. Together on this historic day. Gathered for Notre-Dame. Let us continue our joint efforts for peace and security. <a href="https://t.co/hEYGEklihT">pic.twitter.com/hEYGEklihT</a>
&mdash; Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1865455792683434384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Zelensky described the meeting as “good and productive” in a post on X. Ukraine’s war against Russia was the most pressing matter of the meeting.
“We all want this war to end as soon as possible and in a just way. We spoke about our people, the situation on the ground, and a just peace,” Zelensky posted. “We agreed to continue working together and keep in contact. Peace through strength is possible.”
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I had a good and productive trilateral meeting with President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> and President <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EmmanuelMacron</a> at the Élysée Palace.
President Trump is, as always, resolute. I thank him. I also extend my gratitude to Emmanuel for organizing this important meeting.
We all want… <a href="https://t.co/eKMtuhp2ZI">pic.twitter.com/eKMtuhp2ZI</a>
&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1865451236482310227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The reopening ceremony for the cathedral attracted dozens of world leaders, according to the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/39064f4e-35ab-4d72-8dcd-be3b4d812b09" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Financial Times</a>. Video from the event showed Trump shaking hands with a number of leaders and heads of state at the event.
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President Trump is welcomed by the world leaders and heads of state in attendance at Notre Dame Cathedral. <a href="https://t.co/2KB4u62YTY">pic.twitter.com/2KB4u62YTY</a>
&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1865459411335987204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Biden was invited to attend as well, but missed the trip because of a “scheduling conflict,” according to the White House. First lady Jill Biden attended the event, but did not take part in any high-level meetings between the various world leaders.

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A host of ceremonies will take place this weekend as part of the official reopening of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/france">France</a>’s legendary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/notre-dame-cathedral">Notre Dame Cathedral</a>, which was badly damaged in a 2019 fire.
It will begin on Saturday, December 7, with the Archbishop Laurent Ulrich knocking on the door of the Paris cathedral with his crosier [a Bishop staff] to return to life the building to worship where he will be joined by more than 1,500 guests, <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2024/12/06/reopening-of-notre-dame-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-ceremony_6735412_30.html">LeMonde</a> reported.
It will be followed by a choir singing Psalm 23, 7-10. Ulrich will then re-awaken the cathedral’s thunderous organ with its nearly 8,000 pipes, that were covered at one point in the blaze, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/france-paris-notre-dame-trump-macron-religion-fire-e76aee3fdb9d391943e7955424d330cc">the Associated Press</a> reported. This will occur with a series of incantations as the Archbishop states the following, “Awaken, organ, sacred instrument: Sing the praise of God.”
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Notre Dame’s reopening will begin with an archbishop’s knock on the doors. Here’s what comes next <a href="https://t.co/SwWcRerDQp">https://t.co/SwWcRerDQp</a>
— The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1864973149185417301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
Four organists will operate the organ with its five keyboards of 56 notes, foot pedals for 30 notes, and 115 stops, the outlet noted.
Exactly what the organists will respond with is unknown, with one organist, Olivier Latry, telling the AP, “Since it’s improvisation, you really need to feel the moment.”
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“When I am there, I will know what I am going to do,” he added. “Before that, I simply have a few ideas but the ideas are not fully formed — because they will change depending on the atmosphere, the lighting, the people who’ll be down below, their reaction.”
And on Sunday, the first Catholic Mass to be held in the cathedral since the fire engulfed the building in April 2019 will take place with special rites to consecrate the main altar, the outlet noted. It follows the massive <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-cathedral-restoration-after-fire-finishes-macron-tour/">restoration process</a> that reportedly cost more than $700 million on the roughly <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/notre-dame-cathedral-restoration/index.html">860-year-old</a> cathedral over the last few years.
President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> announced on Monday that he will travel to France to attend the re-opening ceremonies.
“It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago,” Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113586046394556777">post to Truth Social</a>.
“President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so,” he added. “It will be a very special day for all!”
French authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/devastating-notre-dame-fire-was-probably-started-emily-zanotti">have said</a> they suspected the fire started due to a lit cigarette or a faulty electrical connection, but The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/world/europe/notre-dame-cathedral-reopening.html">noted</a> last month that an investigation continues and the cause “may never be determined.”
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this piece.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-visit-paris-for-notre-dame-re-opening" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trump To Visit Paris For Notre Dame Re-Opening</a>

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President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> announced on Monday that he will travel to Paris this coming weekend to attend the re-opening of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">France</a>’s legendary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/notre-dame-cathedral" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Notre Dame Cathedral</a>, which was badly damaged in a 2019 fire.
The roughly <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/notre-dame-cathedral-restoration/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">860-year-old</a> cathedral, which underwent a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-cathedral-restoration-after-fire-finishes-macron-tour/">restoration process</a> that reportedly cost more than $700 million, is expected to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/world/europe/notre-dame-cathedral-reopening.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hold a big ceremony</a> on Saturday, December 7.
&#8220;It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago,&#8221; Trump said in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113586046394556777" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post to Truth Social</a>.
He added: &#8220;President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so. It will be a very special day for all!&#8221;
French authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/devastating-notre-dame-fire-was-probably-started-emily-zanotti" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have said</a> they suspected the fire started due to a lit cigarette or a faulty electrical connection, but The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/world/europe/notre-dame-cathedral-reopening.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> last month that an investigation continues and the cause &#8220;may never be determined.&#8221;
Sources told CNN that Trump’s team had been in talks &#8220;for days&#8221; with French President Emmanuel Macron’s office about the visit, which is expected to be Trump&#8217;s first overseas trip since the 2024 election, <a href="https://x.com/alaynatreene/status/1863742671971336638" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> reporter Alayna Treene.
Since winning a second term in the White House a couple of weeks ago, the president-elect has issued statements about imposing tariffs on a variety of foreign countries if they did not comply with his demands.
Last week, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unveils-tariff-ultimatums-against-canada-mexico-and-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened</a> to impose tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico as well as China that will remain in place until they stem the flow of drugs and illegal immigration coming into the United States.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-canadas-trudeau-makes-commitment-to-u-s-during-mar-a-lago-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">then met</a> with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, over the weekend after which the president-elect said their discussion was &#8220;very productive.&#8221;
And on Saturday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-threatens-brics-nations-with-massive-tariffs-if-they-move-away-from-u-s-dollar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> BRICS countries — which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and others — that they would face a 100% tariff if they abandoned the U.S. dollar.
&#8220;They can go find another ‘sucker!'&#8221; Trump said on Truth Social. &#8220;There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America.&#8221;

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Former American collegiate swimmer Ali Truwit proves never giving up pays off after she ended up recently taking home the silver twice in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paralympics</a>, 16 months after she lost her leg in a shark attack.
The 24-year-old swimmer competed in Paris and took home the silver in the <a href="https://x.com/TeamUSA/status/1832102781433606469">women&#8217;s 100m backstroke S10</a> on September 6 and the women’s S10 <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/sport/katie-ledecky-ariarne-titmus-swimming-paris-olympics/index.html">400-meter freestyle</a>, setting a new American record in the latter with a time of 4:31.39, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/sport/ali-truwit-swimming-shark-paralympics-spt-intl/index.html?Date=20240906&amp;Profile=CNN,CNN+International&amp;utm_content=1725625428&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0wtnPnbI02FZf6qpxrrkBqJuvIwv_GToJEphjujId_TWsunETfStoHJZo_aem_z7jzA8HtSZso3DRtsFo4vg">CNN</a> reported.
“It’s a real full circle moment and speaks to the support I have all around me,” Truwit told members of the press after her race. “When you are truly faced with death and you understand what a second chance at life means, you want to make the most of it.”
“Every day there is something new for me that I learn that kind of evokes a new memory from the attack,” she added. “Because I was conscious the whole time. Truthfully, at the start I thought it was going to be something where I overcame the fear and that was it.”
&#8220;I have learned from this journey that that is not what this journey looks like,” Truwit continued. “That there will be days it’s great and there will be days I have to fight to get that love back. But I would say I am at 90:10 right now of really feeling comfortable and happy in the water and I am thankful to be there.”
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Ali Truwit is simply incredible 🌟<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParisParalympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParisParalympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/m970lHnAer">pic.twitter.com/m970lHnAer</a>
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In May 2023, Truwit was on vacation swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Turks and Caicos when she was attacked by the shark. She managed to fight off the animal and then swim some 70 meters to a boat before she was airlifted to the hospital, CNN noted.
“I think it was survival instinct. It was a terrible day, it’s a terrible memory. It was shocking, terrifying, but I am alive, I am here and I am going to make the most of it,” Truwit said.
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Doctors were able to save her life, but the swimmer ended up losing her foot and part of her leg in the attack. She underwent three surgeries and six months later, she got back in the water and now is a two-time silver medalist.
Truwit couldn’t have gotten where she is today without that persistence, but credits those closest to her, her friends and family, with helping her make it.
“Sophie, who was in the water with me and tied the tourniquet on my leg and saved my life, is in the stands, as well as Hannah, who was the one who was in medical school rotation at the trauma hospital I was airlifted to,” Truwit said after the race. “I am so lucky for them and all the others in the stands.”
“I think my parents have done an incredible job raising me and my three brothers to be adaptable, to try and look for the positives in life and appreciate all we have been given,” she added. &#8220;So, when I was faced with a life-changing trauma, I worked to see the positive and focus on gratitude and let that carry me.&#8221;
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Famed author <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jk-rowling">J.K. Rowling</a> slammed biological male “cheat” Valentina Petrillo after he qualified to run against biological women in the Paralympic games in Paris.
Rowling&#8217;s viral post compared 51-year-old male Petrillo competing against women to that of famed cyclist <a href="https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/story/_/id/29177227/line-lance-armstrong-career-successes-doping-allegations-final-collapse">Lance Armstrong</a> who had to give back his medals after he was found to have been taking a drug that gave him an advantage in winning his races. On Monday, the biological male runner qualified for the Women&#8217;s 400m T12 semi-finals at the Paris Paralympic Games.
“Why all the anger about the inspirational Petrillo?” <a href="https://x.com/jk_rowling/status/1830613005283008781">Rowling wrote</a> sarcastically to her millions of followers. “The cheat community has never had this kind of visibility!”
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Why all the anger about the inspirational Petrillo? The cheat community has never had this kind of visibility! Out and proud cheats like Petrillo prove the era of cheat-shaming is over. What a role model! I say we give Lance Armstrong his medals back and move on. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cheats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cheats</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoShame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoShame</a> <a href="https://t.co/bvqhs3DexI">pic.twitter.com/bvqhs3DexI</a>
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1830613005283008781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
“Out and proud cheats like Petrillo prove the era of cheat-shaming is over,” she added, again sarcastically. “What a role model! I say we give Lance Armstrong his medals back and move on. <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Cheats?src=hashtag_click">#Cheats</a><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/NoShame?src=hashtag_click"> #NoShame</a>.”
“The Harry Potter” author’s post included an image of the man dressed in female runner’s attire.
Olympic medalist Sharron Davies MBE also reacted to Petrillo being allowed to compete against females, noting how unfair it was. Her post  included more images of Petrillo on the track competing against females.
“So we ban Lance Armstrong for taking drugs which will give him a small but important advantage over his male rivals because it’s cheating but we let 51 year old male Valentina Petrillo have a huge advantage with no issue at all against female athletes!” <a href="https://x.com/sharrond62/status/1830651340332351899">Davies</a> post read. “Why is this being allowed?”
REDUXX magazine posted that, “Valentina Petrillo, a father of two, previously won 11 national titles in the men&#8217;s category before beginning to identify as a ‘woman.'&#8221;
Others on <a href="https://x.com/Sorelle_Arduino/status/1830544395495522787">social media</a> said it wasn’t just that Petrillo was cheating because he was a biological male competing against women, but that he was not dealing with the same sight impairments like his female counterparts who were in the competition.
“Notice that the women around Petrillo are running with guides because of their sight impairments,” the person noted, along with video. “His [Petrillo] sight is good enough he doesn’t need a guide A cheating f**king man destroying women’s sports.”
While the <a href="https://x.com/WomensRightsNet/status/1830499205695054189">Women’s Right’s Network</a> called Petrillo’s inclusion &#8220;A RACE TO THE BOTTOM.”
The post noted that “Petrillo has previously won medals running in men’s events. Now that he’s 50 and out of shape, he uses his male physiological advantage against female runners.”
“A woman has already lost a deserved place at the Paralympics because of the ego and shamelessness of this man,” it added. “Now, women are likely to lose out on a chance in the final and podium spots, along with medals, not against a better female runner, but against a cheating man.”
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/usa-gymnastics-challenges-demand-for-jordan-chiles-to-return-bronze-medal-says-it-has-receipts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States Olympic gymnast</a> Jordan Chiles has been told that she must return the bronze medal she received at the Paris Olympics following her women’s floor exercise.
On Monday, a statement from USA Gymnastics said that they will continue to fight for Chiles to keep her medal, but that its appeal was “denied by a Court of Arbitration,” the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jordan-chiles-bronze-medal-ana-barbosu-b982ecfff1e846c57b0e1cb524a84cad">Associated Press</a> reported.
“USA Gymnastics was notified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday that their rules do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is presented,” USA Gymnastics said in a statement.
“We are deeply disappointed by the notification and will continue to pursue every possible avenue and appeal process, including to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, to ensure the just scoring, placement, and medal award for Jordan,” the statement added.
Chiles performed in Paris and initially she received a score for her floor exercise of 13.666, putting her in fifth place behind Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, who both had final scores of 13.700, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/usa-gymnastics-challenges-demand-for-jordan-chiles-to-return-bronze-medal-says-it-has-receipts">reported</a>.
The USA coach Cecile Landi argued that the judges had inaccurately assessed the difficulty level of the routine, and they agreed, bumping Chiles&#8217; score up to 13.766. This put her in 3rd place ahead of the Romanian gymnasts and earning her a Bronze medal.
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USA Gymnastics has submitted additional evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. <a href="https://t.co/GOKymbAtcq">pic.twitter.com/GOKymbAtcq</a>
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However, Romania disputed the ruling, saying the American team’s complaint wasn’t submitted within the 60-second window that was required. On Sunday, the IOC [International Olympics Committee] announced its decision to strip Chiles of her bronze medal and give it to Barbosu.
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USA Gymnastics then submitted “a letter and video evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, conclusively establishing that Head Coach Cecile Landi’s request to file an inquiry was submitted 47 seconds after the publishing of the score, within the 1-minute deadline required by FIG rule,” the <a href="https://usagym.org/usa-gymnastics-submits-additional-evidence-to-court-of-arbitration-for-sport/">statement</a> read.
It also noted that the “time-stamped, video evidence” was “not available to USA Gymnastics prior to the tribunal’s decision and thus USAG did not have the opportunity to previously submit it.&#8221;
The letter requested that the “ruling be revised and Chiles’ bronze-medal score of 13.766 reinstated.”
USA Gymnastics could try to appeal to the Swiss Tribunal or the European Court of Human Rights, the AP noted.
Chiles has remained mostly quiet on the controversy, <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jordan-chiles-olympics-social-media-b2594527.html">telling</a> her Instagram followers on Sunday, “I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health, thank you.”
Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/usa-gymnastics-challenges-demand-for-jordan-chiles-to-return-bronze-medal-says-it-has-receipts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Gymnastics Challenges Demand For Jordan Chiles To Return Bronze Medal, Says It Has Receipts</a>

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-scott-in-trouble-again-with-law-after-paris-arrest">Travis Scott</a> was released from jail after being arrested in Paris on Friday for an alleged assault of a security guard and will face no charges.
Sources close to the 33-year-old rapper — born Jacques Bermon Webster — told the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/travis-scott-paris-arrest-1235970424/">Hollywood Reporter</a> that there are no plans to charge the rapper and that no one was injured when Webster was taken into custody at the five-star George V hotel in the French capital after a security guard attempted to break up an alleged fight between the rapper and his bodyguard.
Sources told the outlet that there was no injury to Scott’s bodyguard and that it was nothing more than authorities in France overreacting to a verbal argument between the two.
The Paris prosecutor’s office told <a href="https://variety.com/2024/global/entertainers/travis-scott-arrested-in-paris-1236101344/">Variety</a> that the offense was “insufficiently characterized” and that no charges will be brought against the rapper.
On Friday, Prosecutors in France confirmed to <a href="https://people.com/travis-scott-arrested-paris-fight-with-bodyguard-luxury-hotel-8693055?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=14111681-20240809&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-newsalert_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=080924&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7">People magazine</a> that in the early morning hours, police took the 33-year-old rapper into custody.
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Dramatic new video of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TravisScott?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TravisScott</a>&#8216;s arrest shows Paris Police dragging him away from a luxury hotel &#8212; before they later took him to the hospital via ambulance. <a href="https://t.co/lK0zAWwMSe">https://t.co/lK0zAWwMSe</a> (🎥: Backgrid) <a href="https://t.co/F2LDHr6MM2">pic.twitter.com/F2LDHr6MM2</a>
— TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1821907544132202778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
“I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, shortly after 5 a.m., the police were called to the Georges V Hotel and arrested the man nicknamed Travis Scott for assaulting a security guard,” the prosecutor’s officer said previously.
“The latter had himself intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard,” the statement added. “The 1st judicial police district was seized of the investigation by the Paris prosecutor’s office.”
A representative for the rapper said, at the time, “We are in direct communication with the local Parisian authorities to swiftly resolve this matter and will provide updates when appropriate.”
“After multiple days of being chased and harassed by paparazzi upon entering his hotel early this morning and another evening of being swarmed with no help given Travis was arrested at his hotel after unfortunately getting into a fight with his own security detail, his bodyguard,” a source close to Scott said.
The arrest came 24 hours after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/travis-scott">Scott</a> dodged one of two charges after being arrested in June in Miami Beach, Florida, for disorderly intoxication and trespassing property after yelling at people on a yacht, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-scott-dodges-disorderly-intoxication-charge-after-being-arrested-in-miami">reported</a>.
Scott didn’t appear in court last week, but his attorney was on hand when prosecutors officially dropped the disorderly intoxication charge against his client, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/08/travis-scott-miami-case-dropped/">TMZ</a> reported. However, the prosecution is still looking to charge the rapper with a misdemeanor trespassing charge, the outlet noted.
The rapper’s trial for the misdemeanor trespassing charge is set for September.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-scott-in-trouble-again-with-law-after-paris-arrest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Scott In Trouble Again With Law After Paris Arrest</a>

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Rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/travis-scott">Travis Scott</a> is in trouble again after being arrested in Paris where authorities said he got in a fight with his bodyguard at a luxury hotel.
Prosecutors in France confirmed to <a href="https://people.com/travis-scott-arrested-paris-fight-with-bodyguard-luxury-hotel-8693055?hid=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;did=14111681-20240809&amp;utm_campaign=ppl-newsalert_relationship-builder&amp;utm_source=ppl&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=080924&amp;lctg=4f90b78dc31e627328d98338e1fa49d03b364abc&amp;lr_input=a08f4ce0dc67f7e22d138c82b9ce538ad294bfaca0b145e2f563962e58e05ef7">People magazine</a> that in the early morning hours of Friday, French police took the 33-year-old rapper — born Jacques Bermon Webster &#8212; into custody at the five-star George V hotel in the French capital after a security guard attempted to break up the fight.
&#8220;I can confirm that on August 9, 2024, shortly after 5 a.m., the police were called to the Georges V Hotel and arrested the man nicknamed Travis Scott for assaulting a security guard,&#8221; the prosecutor&#8217;s officer said.
&#8220;The latter had himself intervened to separate the rapper from his bodyguard,” the statement added. “The 1st judicial police district was seized of the investigation by the Paris prosecutor&#8217;s office.&#8221;
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Dramatic new video of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TravisScott?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TravisScott</a>&#8216;s arrest shows Paris Police dragging him away from a luxury hotel &#8212; before they later took him to the hospital via ambulance. <a href="https://t.co/lK0zAWwMSe">https://t.co/lK0zAWwMSe</a> (🎥: Backgrid) <a href="https://t.co/F2LDHr6MM2">pic.twitter.com/F2LDHr6MM2</a>
— TMZ (@TMZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1821907544132202778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
A representative for the rapper said, &#8220;We are in direct communication with the local Parisian authorities to swiftly resolve this matter and will provide updates when appropriate.&#8221;
&#8220;After multiple days of being chased and harassed by paparazzi upon entering his hotel early this morning and another evening of being swarmed with no help given Travis was arrested at his hotel after unfortunately getting into a fight with his own security detail, his bodyguard,&#8221; a source close to Scott said.
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Scott remains in custody and has yet to be charged in the Paris arrest at the time of this publication, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/09/travis-scott-arrest-video-cops-ambulance-hospital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> noted.
The arrest came 24 hours after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/travis-scott">Scott</a> dodged one of two charges after being arrested in June in Miami Beach, Florida, for disorderly intoxication and trespassing property after yelling at people on a yacht, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-scott-dodges-disorderly-intoxication-charge-after-being-arrested-in-miami">reported</a>.
Scott didn’t appear in court on Thursday, but his attorney was on hand when prosecutors officially dropped the disorderly intoxication charge against his client, <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/08/travis-scott-miami-case-dropped/">TMZ</a> reported. However, the prosecution is still looking to charge the rapper with a misdemeanor trespassing charge, the outlet noted.
Police said when they arrived at Miami Beach marina, officers saw Scott yelling at occupants of a vessel and that they smelled a strong scent of “alcohol coming from the defendant’s breath,”  <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rapper-travis-scott-arrested-disorderly-intoxication-miami-dade-county-rcna158014">NBC News</a> noted.
At first, Scott complied with officers when they instructed him to sit down, but then he got up and continued. Police then instructed him to leave the area or risk being arrested. He left, but while walking away, he yelled “obscenities to the occupants of the vessel,” a Miami Beach Police arrest affidavit read.
However, a short time later, he returned to the marina and headed back to the yacht, before officers caught up with him.
Scott is reported as speaking to one sergeant and “becoming erratic” and “disturbing the peace of the occupants of the marina and nearby residential buildings causing public disturbance,” the arrest affidavit added, before he was taken into custody.
The rapper’s trial for the misdemeanor trespassing charge is set for September.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/travis-scott-dodges-disorderly-intoxication-charge-after-being-arrested-in-miami" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Scott Dodges Disorderly Intoxication Charge After Being Arrested In Miami</a>

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Two Olympic boxers who&#8217;ve failed past gender tests have easily made their way to gold-medal matches in their respective weight classes at the Paris Games.
Lin Yu‑Ting of Taiwan and Imane Khelif of Algeria failed gender tests facilitated by the International Boxing Association (IBA). Still, the Olympics permitted both fighters to compete in women’s boxing.
Lin and Khelif have notably dominated female opponents. Both have won every single round, and Khelif has even won every judge’s card. They&#8217;re now guaranteed either a gold or a silver medal. 
Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the controversy.
Protests From Female Opponents 
Unsurprisingly, the fighters&#8217; path to the finals has sparked much outrage and debate. Two of Khelif’s opponents, for example, have made comments about the glaring gender issue. Angela Carini of Italy initially called her match “unjust,&#8221; and Hungarian fighter Anna Luca Hamori published numerous posts on social media about Khelif allegedly being male. 
As for Lin, Bulgarian fighter Svetlana Staneva made an “X” gesture two times with her hands after losing to Lin – an apparent reference to having two X chromosomes as a female. Staneva’s coach also protested, sharing a note with the press that <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2024/08/04/lin-yu-ting-boxer-olympics/">read</a>, “I only want to play with women I am XX.” Moreover, on Wednesday, Lin’s opponent from Turkey also made the double-X hand gesture after the semifinal match. 
What The IBA Is Saying 
Members of the IBA held a press conference in Paris on Monday and said that Lin and Khelif failed two gender tests, one in 2019 and one in 2023. Chris Roberts, the IBA CEO, said the tests were given to the fighters after they were made aware of concerns about safety from a number of fighters, coaches, and medical staffers.
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“Both boxers were asked to take a further blood test,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That happened the 23rd of March, the results came through and it demonstrated the chromosomes we refer to in competition rules that make both boxers ineligible.”
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The International Boxing Association is holding a press conference in Paris to address the issues surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting.
Highlights so far:
*Both boxers were initially subjected to a chromosomal test by an… <a href="https://t.co/659lwIWjLu">pic.twitter.com/659lwIWjLu</a>
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Roberts further explained that Khelif and Lin were informed that they tested for XY chromosomes and were given the opportunity to appeal the findings to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The IBA, he said, offered to pay the majority of the appeal; Yu-ting did not appeal, and Khelif appealed initially but then withdrew the appeal.
The presser notably turned testy when Dr. Ioannis Filippatos, the former Chair of the IBA Medical Committee, told reporters that biology and nature cannot change. 
“Why [do] you attack me? Why [do] you attack me?&#8221; he asked reporters. &#8220;I tried to say that the medical result, blood result, looks and says – the laboratories – that this boxer is male.” 
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Some journalists appear to be arguing with Dr. Filippatos, demanding he further clarify whether Khelif and Lin were born female.
&#8220;The blood result looks and says, the laboratories, that these boxers are male.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/lgs1vxPeb4">pic.twitter.com/lgs1vxPeb4</a>
— REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReduxxMag/status/1820449146429399491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
Moreover, IBA President Umar Kremlev went after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for permitting the boxers to compete with women. He <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/08/03/iba-paying-italian-boxer-fought-imane-khelif/74656727007/">said</a> in a press release that he doesn&#8217;t understand why the IOC is “killing” women’s boxing and emphasized that “only eligible athletes should compete in the ring for the sake of safety.&#8221;
What The IOC Is Saying
The IOC is sticking by its decision to allow Lin and Khelif to compete against women. IOC spokesman Mark Adams has said that the IBA gender tests are “not credible” because the IBA is not credible, and the reasoning for the gender tests are not credible. 
Adams has made it clear that the tests, even if the IBA is right about them, don’t matter to the IOC. “There was no consideration of whether they were correct or not correct because they had no bearing for the eligibility of boxing here,&#8221; he stated. 
Additionally, the ICO has suggested that Khelif does not identify as &#8220;transgender&#8221; but did not rule out the fighter being intersex (see more, below). 
IOC Gender Standards 
To determine gender, the IOC goes by whatever is listed on a fighter’s passport. “As with previous Olympic boxing competitions, gender and age of the athletes are based on their passport,&#8221; Adams <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4HiUIX9o00&amp;t=3s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> at a press conference. 
Aside from not testing for sex, Adams has said that testosterone levels don’t really matter, either. &#8220;Many women can have testosterone which will be called &#8216;male levels&#8217; and still be women and still compete as women,&#8221; he said. &#8220;This idea that you do one test for testosterone and that sorts everything out? Not the case I&#8217;m afraid.” 
The IOC, however, has released statements asserting that the fighters are female and were born female. It seems no medical tests are the basis for those statements.  
Do The Fighters Have DSD?
The IOC last week implied that Khelif is intersex, with a correction issued on X.
&#8220;CORRECTION In today’s IOC – Paris 2024 press briefing, IOC President Bach said: &#8216;But I repeat, here, this is not a DSD case, this is about a woman taking part in a women’s competition, and I think I have explained this many times,'&#8221; the post said. &#8220;What was intended was: &#8216;But I repeat, here, this is not a transgender case, this is about a woman taking part in a women’s competition, and I think I have explained this many times.'&#8221;
&#8220;DSD&#8221; stands for “differences of sex development,” and it’s another term for “intersex.”
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CORRECTION
In today’s IOC – Paris 2024 press briefing, IOC President Bach said: 
“But I repeat, here, this is not a DSD case, this is about a woman taking part in a women’s competition, and I think I have explained this many times.”
What was intended was: 
“But I repeat, here,…
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/iocmedia/status/1819667573698445793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
The correction suggests the IBA tests are indeed &#8220;credible,&#8221; and the fighters do not have female chromosomes. More precisely, the IBA president has <a href="https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/imane-khelif-olympics-carini/#:~:text=The%20IBA%20stated%20that%2C%20ahead,proven%20they%20have%20XY%20chromosomes.”" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> that the fighters have XY chromosomes, which is the pattern for males.
The presence of a Y chromosome &#8220;can lead to the development of biological characteristics associated with maleness, including higher levels of testosterone,&#8221; The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/sports/semenya-xy-chromosomes.html#:~:text=Sinai%20Health%20System.,including%20higher%20levels%20of%20testosterone." target="_blank" rel="noopener">notes</a>. Moreover, per the NIH, in the majority of DSD cases with XY chromosomes, &#8220;male gonads are identified.&#8221;
When Are The Final Matches? 
Khelif will face Yang Liu of China on Friday, at 4:50 p.m. Eastern. Lin&#8217;s final match is against Polish fighter Julia Szeremeta on Saturday, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
This post has been updated with additionally information

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Former Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner — and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/simone-biles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simone Biles’</a> former teammate — issued a plea to the Olympic Gold medalist to make the death threats against her family and cyber-bullying stop.
Skinner faced a backlash after she posted a video in June on YouTube <a href="https://abc7news.com/post/mykayla-skinner-calls-simone-biles-put-stop-cyberbullying-after-viral-olympic-post/15154016/#:~:text=The%20public%20controversy%20around%20Skinner's,response%20to%20Skinner's%20earlier%20remarks." target="_blank" rel="noopener">during the gymnastic Olympic trials</a> in which she talked about how she felt work ethics have changed among gymnasts, not counting Biles, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/mykayla-skinner-asks-simone-biles-stop-cyberbullying-olympics-1235967818/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported. 
“Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn’t what it used to be,” Skinner said, at the time. “I mean, obviously, a lot of girls just don’t work as hard. The girls just don’t have the work ethic.” 
The Olympics started July 26th and on July 31st Biles appeared to send a cryptic message to her former teammate, writing on social media, “Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions,” in the caption next to a photo of the U.S. Team celebrating its victory after getting the gold.
On Tuesday, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-VTyXsJFp6/">Skinner</a> pleaded with Biles to get her followers to stop making hateful comments and threats to her, her husband, and their 10-month-old daughter.
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MyKayla Skinner begs Simone Biles to ‘put a stop’ to cyberbullying after viral Olympics diss <a href="https://t.co/hRmrnM4vke">https://t.co/hRmrnM4vke</a> <a href="https://t.co/pPchc755r4">pic.twitter.com/pPchc755r4</a>
— Page Six (@PageSix) <a href="https://twitter.com/PageSix/status/1820866435989549534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
“I sincerely hoped that this topic wouldn’t need to be revisited but unfortunately things have really gotten out of hand lately,” Skinner said. “And it’s one thing to disagree with me regarding something I have said or a point I was trying to make, but it’s something else entirely when that turns into cyberbullying or even worse.”
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“Watching people cheer on the bullying — which has led to threats of physical harm to me my husband and our daughter — is disgusting,” she added. “So please at this point, I’m just asking for it to stop for the sake of my family because enough is enough.”
Skinner noted that she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9GKeblSLPT/">apologized</a> for her past comments on July 6 and personally reached out to her former teammates amid the backlash, noting that Biles was the only person who responded to her, saying that she was proud of her. The former gymnast said when Biles made the post it came as a “surprise” to her. 
“If Simone truly believes that I called our team lazy and lacking talent and if that’s really how she feels, I am really heartbroken over it,” the former gymnast said. “But not just heartbroken because it isn’t what I feel or even how I previously said, but because Simone’s latest post and others that followed it fueled another wave of hateful comments, DMs, articles and emails.
“Hate that includes death threats to me, my family, and even my agent,” she added.”My family and my friends don’t deserve to be caught in the crossfire here. They’ve done nothing.”
She concluded her post pleading with Biles to “please put a stop to this. Please ask your followers to stop.”
“You have been an incredible champion for mental health awareness and a lot of people need your help now,” Skinner said.  “We’ve been attacked in ways that I’m certain you never intended. Your performance, the team’s performance and the Olympics in general should be a time that we support one another.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/simone-biles-to-return-to-competition-one-year-ahead-of-paris-olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simone Biles To Return To Competition One Year Ahead Of Paris Olympics</a>

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Retired tennis pro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/serena-williams">Serena Williams</a> claims she was denied service at a restaurant in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/paris">Paris</a> hotel, but a rep for the establishment says that’s not exactly what happened.
Williams, 42, shared her version of events in a post on X. “Yikes @PeninsulaParis I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/restaurant">restaurant</a> of nicer places but never with my kids,” she wrote on Monday, August 5. “Always a first. #Olympic2024.”
After the athlete posted the complaint, a Community Notes update was added: &#8220;Serena was not ‘denied access.’ Rather, the restaurant was fully booked.”
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Yikes <a href="https://twitter.com/peninsulaparis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@peninsulaparis</a> I’ve been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places 🫠 but never with my kids. Always a first. 🙄<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Olympic2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Olympic2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/lEGJR5WoEn">pic.twitter.com/lEGJR5WoEn</a>
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/serenawilliams/status/1820507655250850058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2024</a></blockquote>
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A spokesperson from The Peninsula Paris also reacted to Williams’ accusations.
“Dear Mrs. Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight. Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved,” the restaurant’s official account <a href="https://x.com/peninsulaparis/status/1820533467358371858">posted</a> to X on Monday. 
“We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again. The Peninsula Paris,” a follow-up post said.
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One restaurant employee explained the situation in a statement to <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/serena-williams-slams-paris-restaurant-olympics-1236095987/">Variety</a>. “When [Williams] came there were only two tables available and they had been reserved by clients of the hotel,” Maxime Mannevy told the outlet. “My colleague didn’t recognize her and feels terrible, but he told her what he would have told any other client, which is to wait downstairs in the bar for a table to become available. That was absolutely nothing personal.”
The hotel also issued a statement to Today on the situation.
“In response to Mrs. Williams’ tweet, for whom we have the utmost admiration and respect, as we do for all our esteemed guests; we can only reiterate our deepest apologies for her perception of tonight’s situation,&#8221; it said.
The statement added, “Today, August 5th, our rooftop bar was indeed unfortunately fully booked, and the only unoccupied tables at that time belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was also fully reserved tonight. She has always and will always be more than welcome with her family to The Peninsula.”

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Paris Restaurant Responds To Serena Williams Complaining It ‘Denied’ Her Service

Paris Restaurant Responds To Serena Williams Complaining It 'Denied' Her Service

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