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Noisy-le-Sec Mayor Plans Mid-September Indoor ‘Barbie’ Screening After Threats

The mid-September screening will be followed by a public debate to address the intimidation and online hate complaints.

La projection du film « Barbie » a été annulée à Noisy-le-Sec, en Seine-Saint-Denis, après qu’un groupe d’une quinzaine de personnes l’a exigé, proférant des « intimidations et menaces » selon le maire.
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Seine-Saint-Denis: le maire de Noisy-le-Sec annule une projection du film «Barbie» après des violences mues par le «fondamentalisme»
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Overview

  • Olivier Sarrabeyrouse announced a mid-September municipal hall screening of Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’, followed by a debate to uphold cultural access after the outdoor event was cancelled.
  • The mayor filed a criminal complaint on August 14 over threats against municipal agents and intends to sue unknown users on X for racist and islamophobic hate speech.
  • The public prosecutor’s office opened an inquiry into intimidation of public servants but has yet to conduct any witness auditions.
  • Local opposition councillors maintain only four youths confronted the installation team on August 8 and question why police were not summoned.
  • National ministers and MPs condemned the intimidation as an attack on cultural freedom and suburban representation, a debate heightened by the upcoming 2026 municipal elections.