A forest of glowing trees as far as the eye can see… A squirrel hopping on a bench surrounded by skyscrapers… The spectacle of a smoking lake, too… In recent days, by going to the Instagram account of Stéphane Plaza, his 637,000 followers received a real invitation to travel. They even took a big shot of a change of scenery and wide open spaces: according to his latest publications, the 53-year-old host would indeed be at Canada “for professional reasons”, as his entourage indicated to Le Parisien.
Ah Canada! Nothing like its snowy panoramas to keep away the worries of everyday life and the accusations of violence that have been targeting it for weeks. Except that in reality, the real estate agent might not have escaped as much as his publications suggest. He would in fact be very close to home, according to what a close source exclusively reveals to us. “He lives in Paris and the Paris suburbs, in three different homes,” we are told.
There France and not the Great North then? This communication seems surprising for the man who was still the favorite host of the French last year, and who has always advocated communion with his audience! Yes, but here it is… For months, voices have been raised against him. In question, the Mediapart investigation published on September 21, which reported the accusations of violence from several ex-partners, two of them having even filed a complaint since! Enough to clearly dent the image of a nice goofball that the M6 star had until then. The demonstrators who marched in front of the channel’s premises with signs accusing it of “predator favorite of the French” have proven it well… Just like the feminist tags which targeted around ten agencies in the Stéphane Plaza Immobilier network. Result: these days, the fifty-year-old is hiding. “He rarely leaves the house and, when he does, he disguises himself! continues our source. He no longer gives news to anyone, including members of the M6 hierarchy with whom he sometimes had lunch. He doesn’t respond to any messages.”
A silence that his bosses would not seek to break, for the moment at least. “Everyone knows he’s there, but the group’s policy is to wait for court decisions.” There is no question for M6 of depriving itself of its flagship host, presumed innocent of the facts with which he is accused. “It is not up to us to replace the police or the justice system,” said Nicolas de Tavernost, the channel’s boss, on BFMBusiness, recalling that the internal investigation carried out would have yielded nothing. “We are awaiting the outcome of this case. Today, on a professional level, we have no reproaches to make of him.” Especially since on the audience side, spectators continue to watch Apartment or house search and House for sale, many of which are previously unreleased. On the other hand, no broadcast date for On the Run, the TV film he was filming for M6 when the affair broke out, and which is currently being edited. As for RTL, the group’s other media, caution is advised: no return announced in Les Grosses Têtes, for the man who played the clumsy flirt. “There was also talk of giving him a more important place on the station’s microphone,” we are told.
But the project is on hold.” On the other hand, you can still listen to their housing advice, in the form of small weekly tips. No doubt: at M6the real estate agent therefore still has a house… And he does not plan to emigrate, professionally or personally.
Nina Perrault