Yanis Marshall no longer wants to be silent. After having suppressed for years the facts he attributes to him, the dancer and former teacher of the star Academy
has decided to make public the rape accusations he makes against the choreographer Bruno Vandelli. As reported by our colleagues at Parisian this Sunday February 25, 2024, it was in 2003 that Yanis Marshall, then only thirteen years old, caught the eye of the juror of Popstars. He spots him, and decides to give him modern jazz lessons. Twenty years later, Yanis Marshall claims that these classes were unhealthy and full of obscene and inappropriate gestures: “He takes the opportunity to caress it. In front of the other dancers, he sticks his hard cock behind him once, twice, then during each lesson. The boy wants to say no, but no sound comes out. Bruno Vandelli managed to lure him to his home, and, according to the account of Yanis Marshall, now 34 years old, raped him. A long relationship of influence begins” reports the newspaper.
Nearby ParisianYanis Marshall reveals that he is angry with everyone who knew, saw and knew: “They’re all scum. My fight today is against Bruno. But if I had the strength, it would be against everyone”. On Instagram, the dancer, who has been fighting for many years against numerous demons (alcoholism, drug addiction, panic disorder) which cost him his place at the star Academy, attacked Bruno Vandelli again. This Sunday, the ex-professor of Star Ac targeted the ex-juror of Popstars with new revelations as chilling as the previous ones: “He asked me to kiss his penis before saying hello. For a long time, I thought that I was the dirty one, me the obsessed one, me the whore”. Strong words, placed on evils that remain, remain, indelible, indescribable.
Words are freed, predators just have to watch out
In this long investigation, The Parisian exhumes all the recent testimonies which aim to free the victims’ voices, and to highlight all the excesses committed by celebrities taking advantage of their power. Judith Godrèche is a figurehead, speaking out loud and clear in the fight for women who are victims of sexual predators in the cinema industry. At the César this Friday February 23, 2024, the actress and ex-wife of Dany Boon delivered a powerful and historic speech, during which she called on other female victims to come forward, without fearing the professional, media and financial reprisals that could result. Other personalities also spoke of the events they suffered, such as the novelist Amélie Nothomb, the journalist Tristane Banon, the actor Aurélien Wiik, the actress Sarah Grappin, the host Muriel Cousin, and many others…The French #MeToo is only just getting started.