“Rachida Dati, your best friend, appointed Minister of Culture, does that worry you about your future within France Télévisons Elise Lucet?”. With these words,
Eric Dussart wished
know the reaction of
Elise Lucet
on January 11, 2024, when she learned of the appointment of Rachida Dati
at the Ministry of Culture. In fact, on January 11, Rachida Dati was appointed head of the ministry responsible for French public broadcasting companies. This could give him a certain authority over journalists who are part of these same French public broadcasting companies, some of whom with whom relations are not good.
As a reminder, Rachida Dati And Elise Lucet
had a heated altercation in 2015 in the corridors of the European Parliament. The new Minister of Culture, even describing the career of the journalist as “pathetic”. This is why Eric Dussart wanted to know, in the issue of We’re doing the planned TV again for this Friday January 19, if this appointment could worry the journalist at the head of Cash Investigationbecause of their background.
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Elise Lucet assures that water has flowed under the bridges with Rachida Dati
“Ah no, a priori no minister ever intervenes in what happens at France Télévisions or maybe I was wrong”she assured straight away before continuing: “No, not at all, first of all, quite frankly, I think we were able to discuss on the sets several times, no question is bad to ask. And then water flowed under the bridges”.
“You are not going to tell me that you jumped for joy when you learned of her appointment as Elise Lucet”added Eric Dussart, determined to take his guest out of his comfort zone. “But I never jump for joy when a minister is appointed. I do my job professionally. I never said to myself ‘nice, there’s so-and-so who is minister of culture'”the journalist then defended herself.
Indeed, she explains that ministers do not “do not name the president of France Télévisions and the group’s journalists”. “So you think that if Rachida Dati says to Delphine Ernotte, ‘I don’t want much of it anymore’, you don’t think she will find an attentive ear?” Eric Dussart then asked before facing a very serene journalist: “No, we stop a show when it no longer resonates and no longer works with viewers. We don’t stop it like that”. The future of Elise Lucet does not seem to be worried, even with a new minister at the head of the Ministry of Culture.
RF