Impossible to have missed this controversy. At the beginning of January 2023, during an interview granted to the Parisian as part of the promotion of the feature film “Tirailleurs» – now in theaters –Omar Sy had triggered a controversy by evoking the wars on the African continent.
“Ukraine was not a crazy revelation for me. As I have family elsewhere, in Africa, I know that there have always been children at war, broken families. This means that when it is in Africa, you are less affected”, he said. Words that had made some members of the French political landscape jump like Nathalie Loiseau who had found his words “unfair”.
Invited to various television sets thereafter, Omar Sy did not want to go back on his statements, letting it be known that he absolutely did not regret them.
Support from a colleague
On the set of “Clique”, Marina Fois wanted to defend Omar Sy. The actress of the series “En Place” (Netflix) even released the claws: “The controversy over Omar, it is disgusting, but it is above all stupid. She is stupid. Listen, you are ignorant. So already be humble, since you don’t know, shut your mouths! », she chanted on the air.
And to add: “Besides, it’s silly. We waste time with bullshit. The idiots, they are very, very noisy. They are not more numerous. The proof, the success of the film. But they are noisier. The idiots and the ignorant. Why do those who don’t know speak louder than others? »
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