The woman who started France's campaign to encourage other women to expose their sexual harassers has lost a defamation case brought by a man she accused of harassment, reports the BBC.
Sandra Muller was ordered to pay €20,000 ($22,000, £17,500) in damages and fees to ex-TV boss Éric Brion, who she said had flirted with her inappropriately.
She created the "#balancetonporc" ("rat on your pig") hashtag in 2017.
Ms Muller said she would appeal.
"I lost today, but the other women won," she said following the verdict on Wednesday.
Ms Muller was ordered to delete a tweet she posted in 2017 which named Mr Brion and told to post statements on her account that were issued by the court.