Obviously, Gérard Darmon is not one of the site’s subscribers Mediapart, which has distinguished itself in recent years by its long investigations which have undermined several political figures such as former ministers Jérôme Cahuzac and François de Rugy or ex-ecologist Denis Baupin. On the set ofWe are live, he attacked against all odds Edwy Plenel and, on the Web, the reactions were not long in coming! The 73-year-old comedian reacted to the criticism he has been facing ever since.
Edwy Plenela “kind of bogeyman of politics“? This is what Gérard Darmon thinks, who did not hesitate to tell him on the air of France 2. The actor of the series Family Business (Netflix) assured the media journalist to have found that Mediapart in its editorial line had at the beginning of its creation something “encouraging“but that since then he hasn’t adhered to the site at all.”I don’t find your methods very effective.there is something a little Tartuffe in your speech which bothers me (…) to be judge and policeman from time to time by throwing news, making phone calls and giving things in loucedé (…) I don’t like this way of doing things“, he told him, thus questioning … the investigative techniques of many media.
On the Web, Twitter in the lead, dozens of journalists from all sites have responded to Gérard Darmon regarding his criticisms of the way in which Edwy Plenel practices his profession. Reactions widely supported by Internet users. The actor wanted to react from the set of … CNews. It’s in the decried show Time for the pros animated by the no less divisive Pascal Praud that he spoke on Monday, February 7. “I just gave my opinion. I realize that actually it’s not very good. There is an outcry from subscribers, no doubt from Médiapart. There’s a torrent of hate that’s absolutely unbelievable (…) I simply said that I did not agree with his methods. And I repeat it. I think he should salute the discretion and elegance with which I spoke to him. I had much tougher and stronger things to say to him about his methods. I avoided going out of special cases“, he assured. Round 2 soon?