Overview

• The Association for People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias filed legal and social action under Spain’s disability rights law, arguing the use of dwarf performers violated prohibitions on entertainment that mocks or disrespects people with disabilities.
• Spain’s Ministry for Social Rights asked the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Spanish Ombudsman and the Office for Combating Hate Crimes to investigate whether the private event breached laws protecting the dignity of disabled individuals.
• Despite a strict mobile phone ban at the mafia-themed villa near Barcelona, images circulated online showing dwarf performers entering the celebration, triggering ADEE’s condemnation and government scrutiny.
• Lamine Yamal shared a one-minute highlights video on Instagram but has not directly addressed allegations of discrimination or the unfolding legal and governmental actions.
• An anonymous entertainer with dwarfism told RAC1 they were treated with respect and allowed to work in peace, challenging claims that the event was exploitative.