This Thursday, May 2, 2024, presenter Charline Vanhoenacker reacted to the dismissal of Guillaume Meurice, columnist of her show The Great Sunday evening, by the management of Radio France.
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Guillaume Meurice laid off. This Thursday, May 2, 2024, the famous France Inter columnist shared a message on account X announcing: “For reasons beyond my control, I will not participate in the next two shows Le Grand Dimanche Soir on France Inter”before adding: “I am ‘summoned to a preliminary interview with a view to possible disciplinary sanction which may go as far as early termination of [mon] fixed-term contract for serious misconduct’. I am ordered to cease all professional activity at Radio France and not to show up at my workstation before said interview.”
Guillaume Meurice summoned by the management of Radio France
The summons of Guillaume Meurice by its management was confirmed to our colleagues at France Info, by the public group. Radio France specifies that it “is suspended from the air, with maintenance of his remuneration“Neither the columnist nor his employers have, however, indicated the reason for this interview. For the record, the comedian had created controversy with remarks about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2023, attracting complaints for “provocation of violence and anti-Semitic hatred”. Already summoned by CEO Sibyle Veil at the time, he received a warning. This Sunday, April 28, 2024, Guillaume Meurice announced on the air: “There are things we can say. For example, if I say: ‘Netanyahu is a kind of Nazi but without a foreskin’, It’s good. The prosecutor said: ‘It’s good’“, he defended during his mood post, referring to the court decision, which closed the complaints against him without further action, last week.
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Charline Vanhoenacker reacts to the summons of Guillaume Meurice by the management of Radio France
The presenter of Great Sunday evening on France Inter, Charline Vanhoenacker also spoke on X, this Thursday, May 2, 2024. Quoting the message from her columnist, the host declared: “I take note of Radio France’s decision. This situation is very worrying, but the troupe remains mobilized in the service of laughter. Support for my comrade Guillaume Meurice“.
