Mathieu Orphelin, the former spokesperson for environmental candidate Yannick Jadot, was sidelined by the campaign team for his proximity to Nicolas Hulot, accused of sexual assault and rape.
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“There were plenty of other ways to deal with it.” Guest on the set of the France 5 “C à vous” program on Monday, November 29, Mathieu Orphelin, deputy for Maine-et-Loire and former spokesperson for the environmental candidate Yannick Jadot, regretted the way in which he was dismissed of the campaign team. He paid for his proximity to Nicolas Hulot, for whom he was spokesperson for his foundation for 3 years, accused by several women of sexual assault.
“I refuse to pay for something I haven’t done”, he assured. He felt that there “had plenty of other ways to manage” this situation, the campaign team could have approached the women who testified for their “to ask if (he had) been involved from near or far”. “I found Yannick Jadot’s manner in relation to me a little inelegant, he breathed, but that’s okay, I’ll be fine. “
“I found Yannick Jadot’s manner towards me a little inelegant.”@M_Orphan expresses himself on his withdrawal from Yannick Jadot’s campaign in # You. pic.twitter.com/9MO2E3lemb
– C to you (@ cavousf5) November 29, 2021
The deputy clarified that he respected “this decision” that he does not see it as an injustice. “Injustice is for women, I am not a victim”, slipped the chosen one. He also claimed that he was “aware of nothing” and added to have “discovered these testimonies like everyone else” during the broadcast of the Envoy Special magazine on France 2. “I saw Nicolas Hulot making heavy jokes, being seductive, but I have never seen such behavior”, he added, specifying that he was “shocked” through these testimonies. “I don’t believe in conspiracy or a stunt, these women don’t know each other, there are a number of similarities” in the stories, he said. Finally, he insisted on the importance of the fight to be waged against violence against women: “We must do everything to fight against that, he concluded, that’s what I remember.”
“We have 5 testimonials and 2 or 3 after the show, I don’t believe in conspiracies or stakes. These women don’t know each other. ”@M_Orphan expresses himself concerning the accusations on Nicolas Hulot in # You. pic.twitter.com/F87izsx6D3
– C to you (@ cavousf5) November 29, 2021