For several years, Patrick Poivre d’Arvor has been at the heart of a veritable media storm. As a reminder, the ex-companion of Claire Chazal is accused by several women of rape and sexual assault. In 2022, it was also the subject of a new issue of Further investigation who came back to this dark affair. Subsequently, the book “PPDA, the Black Prince” based on the former TF1 JT star and written by Romain Verley was also released in bookstores on Wednesday February 8, 2023.
A book that makes a lot of ink flow. According to our colleagues from Parisianone of the journalist’s alleged victims decided to file a complaint for “invasion of privacy”. The complainant accuses Romain Verley of having revealed to the general public – without consulting her – the details of her rape based on extracts from her hearing with the authorities in 2021.
In addition, she also asks that the passages be deleted “subject to a penalty of 500 euros per day of delay”. His will is to preserve himself in the same way as those around him. On Wednesday February 8, 2023, Romain Verley gave his work at length, which is making headlines to this day. The opportunity for him to return to a terrible tragedy that has never ceased to haunt Patrick Poivre d’Arvor: the suicide in 1995 of his daughter Solenn who suffered from anorexia.
“They were looking for a surrogate father in him”
“It was certainly the most difficult chapter to write. […]”recognized the writer. “Indeed Patrick Poivre d’Arvor has publicized a lot, made public, needed to commune with the French this sentence and we cannot take away from him”. According to him, this act would not have been trivial: “We discover through my investigation that finally, he may have been able after […] her daughter’s suicide […] feeling even more invincible and untouchable because he was a bereaved father”.
And to add: “And today there are seven women […] who testify […] who say that they wrote to Patrick Poivre d’Arvor because they too suffered from anorexia and were looking for a surrogate father in him […]”. During the interview with our colleagues, Romain Verley made other dark secrets on this subject: “They were received in the office, and in fact, there was this portrait of Solenn which was very present and they say that they were attacked and raped on the desk or on the carpet.
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to see also: PPDA: nothing is going right anymore … For him as for his alleged victims!