“It turns out that I would be embarrassed […] to be paid 200,000 euros for a day’s work, even if I lose at your game, when the charity of my choice would win 50,000 euros.” These words are those of Blanche Gardin who, in April 2023, denounced the proposal for Prime Video who invited her to participate in the new season of LOL, whoever laughs, gets out!. Indeed, for the comedian, it is inconceivable to participate in the program hosted by Philippe Lacheau. For her, all the participants who took part in the game are “shameless”.
Faced with criticism from the comedian spotted by Jamel Debbouze, the main stakeholders took turns speaking. Ahmed Sylla was the first to react. YouTube channel guest Amuse bouchethe actor expressed his dissatisfaction with his colleague’s comments and wanted to defend himself against her accusations.“People don’t know half of what I can do with my money. That’s why when there was a controversy with Blanche Gardin. I wanted to say real things”he declared initially, before continuing: “Who am I? We weren’t even offered 200,000. But for my mother’s life, they offered me 200,000, I did it. Who am I, today, in this era to refuse someone who offers you 200,000 euros. If it helps you help people.”.
See also: Gad Elmaleh: the comedian experienced a “nightmare” during these six hours spent in Lol Who laughs comes out
The candidates of “LOL, who laughs, comes out!” criticized by Blanche Gardin, they respond to her
The same point of view was expressed by Ramzy Bedia and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The first stated that it was impossible to refuse such a stamp: “Me, personally, when my friends who are tilers or bus drivers learned that there was this salary for a day’s work, they told me: ‘If you don’t do it, we’ll cut your throat’”. The actress, for her part, assured that “if we had to redo it, [elle] would do it again right away”. “I am not ashamed of having fun or earning money”she confided during an interview for Marie Claire.
If many participants of LOL, whoever laughs, gets out!spoke, Jonathan Cohen and Pierre Niney have yet to react significantly to the controversy until now. However, the first has finally spoken out during an interview given to Telerama.
Jonathan Cohen finally gives his opinion
During the interview, Piu Piu’s companion recognized that the speech of Blanche Gardin contained an element of truth, but that does not mean that it supports his words. “Let’s stop the hypocrisy, we all have to deal with these big groups. Apart from the public service, which is 100% beyond reproach?”he asked before reminding that there is no “never had so many dramas filmed, which makes a lot of people work, including the technicians.” “It’s this reality that I prefer to see, otherwise I will limit myself in my work”he concluded frankly.
RF