For several years, Magali Berdah has been at the heart ofa legal battle resounding against the rapper Booba. Indicted in October 2023 for cyberharassment, the rapper allegedly used the X platform (formerly Twitter) to target her on several occasions. However, the 43-year-old is also accused of money laundering, justice-related issues that continue to grow in her life;
Magali Berdah: a legal battle that never ends
Magali Berdah criticizes X for letting the rapper continue to attack him, despite repeated warnings from his lawyers. In November 2023, the latter filed a new complaint with the constitution of a civil partywhich led to the opening of a judicial investigation for complicity in aggravated moral harassment. Then the interpreter of Valid filed a complaint for defamation.
This case is part of a broader context where social networks are accused of lacking moderation. Since its acquisition by Elon Musk, X has fired around 1,200 moderators, a figure that fuels criticism of its inability to effectively fight online hatred. “This procedure should allow justice to rule on the responsibility of platforms in the harassment suffered by their users”explained Magali Berdah’s lawyers.
A life under constraints: when religion and freedom conflict
Magali Berdah, now famous for her role in the development of influencers, lived a little-known love story before meeting her current partner Stéphane. For more than 15 years, the former columnist of Don't touch my post shared her life with a Jewish man, “very religious and practicing”. Although she shared the same faith, the creator of Shauna Events says she felt a profound difference in their way of experiencing this spirituality.
“I am very religious, but at my level“she explained in an interview with the newspaper The World in 2021.
At that time, the woman who lost her case against Sam Zirah was juggling her family and professional responsibilities. Based in Juan-les-Pins, she frequently went to Paris to develop her agency. These back and forths were, for her, a form of escape. “In Paris, I could live without pressure: wear skirts, low necklines, put on makeup, go out with my girlfriends and start showing off on social networks“she remembers.
“A double life” which leads Magali Berdah to divorce
These moments of freedom, which she describes as vital, however came into contradiction with her husband's expectations. Magali Berdah describes this period as a “double life” difficult to manageboth emotionally and practically. In 2019, the artistic agent made a radical decision: to file for divorce to free himself from this relationship.
“I freed myself from marriage, from long sleeves, from being prevented from growing up and being myself“she confides today with newfound serenity. The influencer agent believes that she was finally able to become “the woman she wanted to be”. Symbolically, she treated herself to cosmetic surgery to redo her chest, an act that she associates with her reconquest of self and her emancipation. Today, Magali Berdah hides nothing about this experience, which she considers to be an essential stage in her life. If this period allowed him to better understand his own needs, it also gave him the strength to assert himself in an often unforgiving professional environment.
