The sequence caused a stir on January 18. Valérie Pécresse was then the guest of Jean-Jacques Bourdin in “France in the eyes”. But the Republican candidate had set a non-negotiable condition for her arrival. While the host had just been targeted by a complaint for attempted sexual assault which would have occurred in 2013, Valérie Pécresse had wanted to discuss this case at the start of the program. “I clearly asked myself the question of my participation in this program this evening following the opening of an investigation, by justice, following a complaint lodged against Mr. Bourdin“, she had first initiated.
Then, the 2022 presidential candidate continued: “I respect the presumption of innocence, to which each of our compatriots is entitled […]. If these accusations are true, they are serious and must be condemned. As you know, the fight against sexual harassment and violence against women is a personal fight for me.“. The rest, we know, the 72-year-old host had finally been dismissed from the antenna of BFMTV and RMC.
If the companion of journalist Anne Nivat had so far remained discreet about these accusations of sexual assault, he came out of silence this weekend and surprised by attacking Valérie Pécresse. He took to his Twitter account and wrote: “Hello everyone. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the countless messages I receive. We miss you, you tell me, I miss you too…”. Then, he narrated a meeting he had, indirectly slipping a tackle to Valérie Pécresse: “Thursday, a voter stops me in the street. I am a right-wing woman, but I will not vote Pécresse, neither will my husband and I have convinced my friends. His behavior towards you has revealed his true nature, m she said I didn’t add anything“, he let go.