If the former presenter of TF1 withdraws his complaint against the daily, it is “due to the evolution of the jurisprudence”, indicates his lawyer.
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Patrick Poivre d’Arvor has withdrawn his complaint for defamation against the newspaper The Parisian, announced Wednesday April 19 his lawyer at franceinfo. This withdrawal from the former TF1 TV presenter will be effective during the hearing scheduled for July 4 at the Nanterre court (Hauts-de-Seine). The newspaper The Parisian revealed in February 2021 the rape charges brought by Florence Porcel against Patrick Poivre d’Arvor.
On the other hand, indicated master Philippe Naepels to franceinfo, PPDA maintains its complaint for “slanderous denunciation” against 16 women who testified against him. The case is still under investigation. If PPDA withdraws its complaint against The Parisianit is “due to the evolution of the jurisprudence”, indicates his lawyer.
He recalls that the journalist Romain Verley, author of an investigation on the former star of TF1 entitled PPDA, the black prince, won her case against one of the plaintiffs who associated the book with a “additional abuse”. Seizure in urgency, justice considered that the book “contributed directly” on a subject of general interest.
Patrick Poivre d’Arvor is the subject of an investigation entrusted to investigating judges after the filing of a complaint with a civil action by Florence Porcel. The judicial investigation is still in progress. PPDA is also the subject of another preliminary investigation, following testimony from 19 other women. The 75-year-old former star is “combative” even if “There are ups and downs”assures franceinfo his lawyer.