Once again, Delphine Wespiser finds herself at the heart of a lively controversy. A few days ago, the former Miss France had declared live in TPMP, that she would not be against the idea of seeing Marine Le Pen be elected president. Disappointed by the mandate of Emmanuel Macron, the young woman had said that she would like to see the president of the National Rally, become the “mother of the French”…
Words that caused an uproar on social networks, so much so that Internet users went so far as to harass and insult Delphine Wespiser. This Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the former beauty queen had thus revealed in the show, having spent one of the “worst weekends of her life” because of the harassment of Internet users. Faced with the controversy, the young woman also tried to backtrack: “I am not engaged for Marine Le Pen” she had assured without convincing her colleagues and viewers.
Delphine Wespiser dismissed from TPMP
Faced with the scandal, Cyril Hanouna then made a radical decision this Wednesday, April 20: “Fairly complex rules have forced us not to have Delphine and Bernard as columnists until Sunday. As a reminder, we are subject to strict equality of speaking time between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. The problem is that Delphine and Bernard have given their opinion, so the channel advises us to dismiss them until the second round.
Very disappointed to have been rejected in this way, Delphine Wespiser was therefore present on the set the same evening but as a guest and therefore did not participate in the entirety of the program. “Why am I being punished and shelved? Because I was too brave, too authentic? Because I said what I thought, because I did my job as a columnist? We know very well that here the goal is to give our opinion on reality TV, on social facts and at the moment on politics. So in fact I just did my job well. And there I am put in the closet because I used my right to freedom of thought” she chanted, visibly furious.
Pained, the former Miss France then mentioned the financial aspect of this sanction: “I had to do all week so concretely I lose programs and therefore I lose money. And what I lose is the price of freedom. Today, if I am sanctioned and if I lose money compared to that it is the price of freedom.”
“I am a spokesperson for the French who have been unhappy and disappointed with this five-year term. That’s all! And to be punished because of that, I think it’s very, very, very sad for democracy… I am a Frenchwoman who was disappointed and I think there are a lot of people who are behind me.” she concluded.
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