Will Jean-Jacques Bourdin be able to keep his job on television and radio while he is under investigation in Paris, and another internally at his employer Altice? The 72-year-old journalist is accused by a young journalist of sexual assault. Supposed facts that date from 2013, and which he formally denies.
Did Jean-Jacques Bourdin tremble?
While the question of his maintenance on the air begins to arise – Jean-Baptiste Boursier and Maxime Switek would be approached to replace him – this January 18, the first issue of his new show was marked by a sequence that was embarrassing to say the least .
Valérie Pécresse was his guest in Corrèze in France in the eyes. And the Republican candidate has set a condition for her arrival. She wanted to address this matter at the start of the program. Valérie Pécresse took the microphone in front of a Jean-Jacques Bourdin “trembling” and “pale” netizens noted. And she said: “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“.
“A personal fight for me”
The 2022 presidential candidate also said: “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”.
Before presenting his guest with the journalists on set, Jean-Jacques Bourdin commented publicly on this affair for the first time. He assured: “I decided not to express myself on this subject but I contest the facts reported by the press and I let justice do its job”.
I have never seen Jean-Jacques Bourdin as destabilized as that, following the introduction of Valérie Pécresse and its development #FranceInTheEyespic.twitter.com/XykzL5sbpH
— mrl (@mrrrrrrrl) January 18, 2022
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