Emmanuel Macron
Did he watch the number of Further investigation dedicated to Gérard Depardieu
December 7, 2023? But above all, what does he think of the Minister of Culture’s announcement following the broadcast of this documentary. Indeed, several days after the broadcast of the report, Rima Abdul-Malak announced a disciplinary procedure to suspend or withdraw the Legion of Honor from Gérard Depardieu
following his “shocking” behavior in the said report. This is precisely the question that was asked to him this Wednesday, December 20 on
the tray of
C to you
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“Were you aware (of the minister’s decision) and is Gérard Depardieu putting France to shame as Rima Abdul Malak declared?”asked Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine to Brigitte Macron’s companion. “I am a great admirer of Gérard Depardieu. He is an immense actor. He has produced the most beautiful texts. He is a genius of his art. He made France, our great authors and great characters known in the world, and as President of the Republic and citizen, I tell you that he makes France proud.”first wanted to clarify Emmanuel Macron before qualifying: “Afterwards there are sometimes outbursts over comments made, I am wary of the context, I understood that there were controversies over reports”.
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There is no question of withdrawing the Legion of Honor from Gérard Depardieu
The Head of State indicated having seen “images”and also heard the “controversies over the words which were out of step with the images”. Despite everything, he recalls that the Legion of Honor is an order of which he is the “Grand Master”and that this order is not “not here to preach.” “And so it is not on the basis of a report or such and such that we are withdrawing it. Because at that price we would have withdrawn it from many artists”he used as an example.
“Your minister justified this procedure because she had comments, from many of her European or global counterparts, who told her how shocked they were by the representation of Gérard Depardieu”, then corrected Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine. Nothing to disconcert or change your mind Emmanuel Macron. “Okay, but am I going to start withdrawing the Legion of Honor from an artist or officials when they say things that shock me?”he asked before immediately indicating that “The answer is no”. Enough to be clear on the subject.
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