What happened at Star Academy? This Saturday, February 3, 2024, during a table on That you come back with Patrick Fiori and Julien Lieb, a dancer appeared holding an anti-Semitic magazine, which did not go unnoticed. The young man has held up a newspaper on which was written “Martine reads Rivarol”. Rivarol is a far-right newspaper. After verification carried out by our colleagues at Parisian, this page is indeed taken from the last issue of this magazine directed by Jérôme Bourbon and which is openly anti-Semitic and Holocaust denier. But how could she get there and be proudly held up by a dancer from the start of the performance, just behind Julien?
Quickly, the controversy emerged on X, and fans of the program legitimately rebelled. The teacher Henri Mendès France, grandson of Pierre Mendès France, was one of the first whistleblowers: “I had to go check, it’s so absurd. And yes, someone star Academy last night therefore had the idea of giving the extras a copy (or even several) of the anti-Semitic and racist rag Rivarol, condemned several times by the courts“. This Sunday, February 4, the production company EndemolShine, directed by Jean-Louis Blot, who co-produces the star Academy alongside DMLSTV, published a press release to announce that an investigation would be opened to determine the circumstances of this slippage.
Significant sanctions will be taken
“star Academy is a great family show that brings together all audiences around the values of entertainment, kindness and cohesion. We regret and firmly condemn that a propaganda newspaper, in total opposition to the values of the star Academyappeared in a painting last night during the final. We are currently investigating to understand how this was put during the broadcast. Necessary sanctions will be taken accordingly. We apologize to viewers, artists and students.” released EndemolShine on X.
I had to go check it because it’s so absurd. And yes, someone #Star Academy last night therefore had the idea of giving the extras a copy (or even several) of the anti-Semitic and racist rag, Rivarol (convicted several times by the courts). https://t.co/bX3F6nGN6cpic.twitter.com/X5bT71QRT7
— Tristan Mendès France (@tristanmf) February 4, 2024