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The Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky was convicted on privacy invasion and consent laws in France after publishing intimate texts and videos of a politician for an art performance that he titled “Pornopolitics.”The Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky was convicted on privacy invasion and consent laws in France after publishing intimate texts and videos of a politician for an art performance that he titled “Pornopolitics.”
A French court issued the decision last week, ending a three-year legal battle that halted the political ambitions of Benjamin Griveaux, an ally of President Emmanuel Macron and a Paris mayoral candidate in 2020. Mr. Griveaux ended his race shortly after Mr. Pavlensky published the explicit images.A French court issued the decision last week, ending a three-year legal battle that halted the political ambitions of Benjamin Griveaux, an ally of President Emmanuel Macron and a Paris mayoral candidate in 2020. Mr. Griveaux ended his race shortly after Mr. Pavlensky published the explicit images.
The court said Mr. Pavlensky violated the private life of a politician by publishing “images of the strictest privacy that were obtained clandestinely,” adding that Mr. Pavlensky did so “under the guise of an artistic project.”The court said Mr. Pavlensky violated the private life of a politician by publishing “images of the strictest privacy that were obtained clandestinely,” adding that Mr. Pavlensky did so “under the guise of an artistic project.”
Mr. Pavlensky received a six-month prison sentence and will most likely serve that time under house arrest. Alexandra de Taddeo, a former lover of Mr. Griveaux’s who received the sexual messages from the politician and is now dating Mr. Pavlensky, was also convicted of privacy violations and received a suspended six-month prison penalty. The defendants have each been ordered to pay 15,000 euros, or $15,750 in damages, and €5,000 in legal fees.Mr. Pavlensky received a six-month prison sentence and will most likely serve that time under house arrest. Alexandra de Taddeo, a former lover of Mr. Griveaux’s who received the sexual messages from the politician and is now dating Mr. Pavlensky, was also convicted of privacy violations and received a suspended six-month prison penalty. The defendants have each been ordered to pay 15,000 euros, or $15,750 in damages, and €5,000 in legal fees.
During a phone interview, the couple stood by their decision to publish the intimate videos.
“I don’t feel like I should regret anything,” Ms. de Taddeo said.
Mr. Pavlensky said: “Regret? Of course not. This was my big success.”
“On the internet,” he said, “you can find any type of pornographic content but none with politicians. I managed to create that.”