Cissi Wallin

Cissi Wallin in August 2013

Cecilia "Cissi" Wallin (born 12 March 1985 in Uddevalla to Polish parents[1]) is a Swedish actress, television and radio personality.[2]

She made her film debut in 2005 with the role as the character "Millan" in Ulf Malmros film Tjenare Kungen.[3] She also had a role in the film Sommaren med Göran alongside David Hellenius. She has also been a presenter for the Radio 1 radio station.[4] She also operates the C. Wallin Production A/S media company along with Daniel Breitholtz.

She was sentenced by the Stockholm District Court to probation and made to pay over 110,000 SEK in damages for grave defamation. The case revolved around her publications on Instagram during the #MeToo period. She claimed journalist Fredrik Virtanen raped her in 2006, which she reported to police in 2011, where he was not prosecuted due to difficulties to prove the case. Wallin said she would appeal the conviction.[5][6]

The case centered around the Swedish defamation law, where even if a story is true it can be considered defamatory if there is not enough public interest in its publication.

Wallin's legal case has drawn international attention. In 2022, after her conviction, The New York Times published an article about Wallin and Sweden's "MeToo" movement.[6]

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  2. ^ Cissi Wallin svensk filmdatabas Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 November 2015
  3. ^ Eriksson, Gustaf (30 November 2012). "Cissi Wallin: Jag var nära att bli Lisbeth Salander". Metro. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Cissi Wallin - Radio1". Radio1. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  5. ^ Kudo, Per (December 9, 2019). "Cissi Wallin döms för grovt förtal – tar inte bort inlägg". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Jenny Nordberg (March 15, 2022). "The Case That Killed #MeToo in Sweden". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.