More than three years after the fact, the singer Hoshi was to face this Friday in court one of the individuals who harassed her online. But she was unable to attend the hearing. Her lawyer then read to the court the letter of this young woman said to live "a hell" for three years.
The nightmare began in February 2020, when she performed on the stage of the Victoires de la musique the title "Love censorship" which "advocates love for all and condemns homophobia", in the words of Hoshi quoted by BFMTV. At the end of the performance, she kisses one of her dancers and triggers a wave of insults and death threats. "In addition to harassing me, they were trying to find my address," she says.
"That kiss ruined the last three years of my life"
The singer claims to have moved three times because of this cyberbullying, to have "never gone out alone in the street" and to have made "a tour with fear in the stomach" alongside a bodyguard. His parents' address was also revealed. "That kiss ruined the last three years of my life"
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The singer denounces the "nicknames that ruin lives" and "faces of harassers" behind screens "who smile after each threat sent".
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Nine accounts had been found on social networks by the Brigade for the repression of delinquency, says BFMTV. Six people had been identified, including five minors. Only the major is judged in correctional this Friday in Paris.
This young adult is prosecuted for having threatened to kill the singer on numerous occasions. The young man would have sent violent and repeated messages to the singer. Living in Brittany, he is described as "a screen addict".
I needed to say it. pic.twitter.com/IUyXj0MwJc
— Hoshi (@HoshiOfficial) January 12, 2023
Calling for condemning his cyberattacker to set an example, Hoshi concludes his statement: "I cling to music and the people who love me and I would like to cling to the justice of my country today."