(Paris) Laetitia Hallyday, Johnny’s widow, accused Eric Zemmour on Wednesday of “misappropriation” of the image of the singer who died in his clip announcing his candidacy for the presidential election, indicating that he was considering prosecution.
Since the broadcast of Eric Zemmour’s video on Tuesday, many media and personalities have protested against the use by the far-right polemicist of their images without their knowledge in this video, several of which have requested the withdrawal from the platform for sharing YouTube videos.
In this clip, he evokes in particular images in support of “the country of Gabin and Delon, of Brigitte Bardot and Belmondo, of Johnny and Aznavour, of Brassens and of Barbara”. Johnny Hallyday appears singing, in close-up, in a black and white archive.
By using these images, Eric Zemmour “attempts a diversion of the image of Johnny for the benefit of his propaganda”, denounces the widow of the singer in a press release sent Wednesday evening to AFP.
“This fault is not only reprehensible, because no authorization has been requested and therefore granted. It also constitutes a usurpation and the demonstration of the disrespect of its author towards the symbol that Johnny embodies, and towards all those who authentically carry Johnny in their memory ”, adds Mr.me Hallyday who “instructs (his) council to consider all the necessary prosecutions”.