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Influencer Jeremstar Tried in Nîmes Over Bullring Protest

A ruling on whether a bullfight is a sports competition could change how French bullring protests are prosecuted.

Overview

  • At the Nîmes criminal court hearing held Thursday, judges set June 9 for the verdict in the case against Jérémy Gisclon, known as Jeremstar.
  • He is charged under the French sports code with entering a sporting venue and disrupting a competition, an offense that carries up to one year in prison, a €15,000 fine, and possible bans from venues.
  • The prosecutor requested fines of €5,000 to €6,000 and a ban from the Nîmes arena for the influencer.
  • The court must decide if a corrida qualifies as a sports competition, which will determine whether the sports code applies to his on‑ring protest.
  • In Nîmes, bullfights are exempt from animal‑cruelty charges due to an uninterrupted local tradition, a status that underpins the organizer Casas & Co joining as a civil party and seeking conviction.