A platform that made him come off his hinges. This Tuesday, December 26, 2023, Laurent Boyer, president of the Les Papillons association, which fights against violence against children, stepped up to the plate. The reason ? The signature of Peter Richard
ambassador of the association, as well as many other personalities, in support of Gérard Depardieu
published on December 25 on the Figaro website. In fact, Laurent Boyer decided to withdraw his title from the 89-year-old actor.
“For 3 years, Pierre Richard has been at our side. But because we are and will always be on the side of the victims and because the platform in support of Gérard Depardieu that he signed is indecent, Pierre Richard is no longer one of the ambassadors of the association Les Papillons”, wrote Laurent Boyer on his X account, formerly Twitter. Guest on the airwaves of South Radio
this Wednesday, December 27, the president of the association once again explained this choice and gave his opinion on the said platform.
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Laurent Boyer explains why he withdrew his title from Pierre Richard
“The indecency of not saying a word about the victims, not saying a word for these women who were verbally attacked by Gérard Depardieu in Complément d’investigation. Not a word for this little girl who was quietly riding a horse”he lamented when our colleagues asked him what element shocked him the most in the gallery.
Regarding Pierre Richard, the only word that comes to mind when talking about the 89-year-old actor is “disappointment”. “A disappointment while telling me even if, after all, I can understand the friendship between the two”he adds before adding: “But what bothers me is that it is displayed like that publicly, following specific comments, while being an ambassador for a child protection association, so my first reaction was to say to myself that we had to act”. Laurent Boyer specifies that the association has a line of conduct and he, as well as the members of the association, must follow it because he “owes to children”.
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