You are not unaware that Benjamin Castaldi is the son of Jean-Pierre Castaldi and Cathérine Allégret. Catherine Allégret is herself the daughter of Simone Signoret and Yves Allégret. But the chronicler’s grandmother had left Yves Allégret to live a beautiful love story with the singer Yves Montand. As a result, Benjamin Castaldi has long rubbed shoulders with Yves Montand, whom he considers to be a grandfather at heart.
Very attached to his family in the broad sense, the columnist found himself in a delicate position this Monday, February 21, 2022, since he had to face Aurore Drossart, a young woman who claims to be the hidden daughter of Yves Montand. The mother of this woman would indeed have been the mistress of the actor in the 1970s and she has been fighting for decades to bring the truth to light. In the 1990s, a first investigation had also officially recognized Aurore Drossart, as the daughter of the singer. Several years later, Yves Montand’s body had literally been exhumed so that DNA tests could be carried out, but an error in the procedure had led to the conclusion that the young woman was not ultimately his daughter…
Benjamin Castaldi expresses his support for the “illegitimate” daughter of his grandfather
On the TPMP set, Aurore Drossart returned to her mother’s romance with the famous French singer before recounting their long legal fight. Against all odds, Benjamin Castaldi expressed his compassion for the young woman, although he remains convinced that she is not his aunt. “Your distress, I understand it. I just want to believe you. Unfortunately today, the scientific facts are what they are.” did he declare.
“On a survey, I’m sorry, you can very well say so-and-so met so-and-so, but it’s not because you meet someone, you sleep with someone, you live with someone that the fruit of that is a child. You also have to hear that from Montand’s side” he continued. After having affirmed that he was disappointed and pained by the relentlessness led by the mother of Aurore Drossart against his family, the columnist reiterated his compassion: “I have a lot of empathy for you and I never had any animosity for you.”
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