Delphine Wespiser is excluded fromDo not touch My TV (C8) until the end of the election, just like Bernard Montiel, the two columnists having given their opinion. But if Bernard Montiel is known to be the spokesperson for the Elysée, as recalled by Cyril Hanouna, the opinion of Miss France 2011 was somewhat more controversial. The Alsatian has indeed affirmed her support for the far-right candidate – qualified for the second round of the presidential election – Marine Le Pen during her appearance on the show Do not touch My TV last April 13. A decried support that has plagued it with many criticisms and insults. Like the former beauty queen, who shares her life with a certain Roger, other celebrities have provoked strong reactions after their political support.
There was thus Faudelwho years later, always has trouble digesting this painful time. If Johnny Hallyday’s support for Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 did not make waves, that of the singer caused him many problems. Last February, he agreed to talk about this subject in Further investigation. At 44, the former little prince of raï, who has changed a lot, admits to having sunk into depression after his engagement with the former president. He even admits having had to “leave France” and evokes his many regrets. Another singer had to put the dots on the i’s after he was lent support to Valérie Pécresse. This is Gims. Videos of him with the former 2022 presidential candidate have been interpreted as his support for the latter. In the JDD, Maître Gims wanted to clarify the situation, after having been the subject of numerous criticisms. “No, I do not support Valérie Pécresse. We brought out an old video shot when she was not a candidate. I support her approach, as president of the Île-de-France Region, for young talents. JI would have done it with all the other policies, except with the extremes“, he indicated.
“The biggest blunder of my life”
In 2016, it was Jean-Marie Bigard who said he regretted his support for Nicolas Sarkozy. “I realized afterwards that I did something stupid. I who love people so much, who have in my room as many people from the left as from the right, what am I going to take for one or the other?“, he apologized in The Big Mouths (RMC). He claimed to have learned the lesson and no longer wanted to speak for anyone. Comedian Franck de Lapersonne said he regretted having supported Marine Le Pen during the 2017 presidential campaign, citing “the biggest blunder of (his) life” and understanding that people may have been shocked. After controversial remarks made on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Emmanuel Macron, Pio Marmaï wanted to explain himself. After the outcry triggered for having confided that he would like to “break the mouth ” of the Head of State, he returned to the controversy over LCI. Finally, the shitstorms following remarks on any political support are not only reserved for France. Indeed, George Clooney also experienced a controversy after his comments aimed at Viktor Orban when Caitlyn Jenner, father of Kylie and Kendall Jenner, said he regretted having supported Donald Trump in 2018, before reiterating this support a few years later, in 2021.