His columns on RMC do not go unnoticed. Columnist of Estelle Denis, presenter of After footballregular speaker at Big Mouthsthe sports journalist Daniel Riolo is an emblematic face of the RMC channel… but his speeches, often highly publicized and contested, have earned him a lot of repercussions. As he revealed to Guillaume Pley this Monday October 9, 2023 in a new interview for Legend Media, the companion of Géraldine Maillet said he was stunned by numerous trials, and does not intend to add another one to his lawyer, who seems somewhat overwhelmed by his client’s situation!
While Guillaume Pley tried to question his guest about football stars who drink easily, Daniel Riolo categorically refused to answer this sensitive question: “I must have 4 or 5 trials at the same time so if you think I came to Legend to take a sixth, the lawyer at the moment is a bit…” began the 53-year-old journalist, before directly addressing his advisor, Claire, promising “leave alone”. Géraldine Maillet’s companion notably taken in recent months from Didier Deschamps and Christophe Galtier, who both sued him. The first had been accused of being “manipulative” by the sports commentator on the air of RMC, and the second had been revealed, on the air, allegedly Islamophobic and racist comments that he allegedly made during a meeting private.
He admitted his indictments this summer
Last August, returning to the air on the indictment of the footballer Wissam Ben YedderDaniel Riolo revealed that he was experiencing the same situation, but wanted to point out that an indictment did not mean guilt: “The indictment is not a culpability, it is a very worrying drift. I knew some and I am under investigation. I’m not guilty and the trials generally go pretty well, I came away cleared. The indictment period is just that we investigate and you are heard. Many people think you are guilty. Everyone is free to file a complaint. Afterwards, we defend ourselves and, afterwards, there is a judge” he explained.