A choice that is ” Neither ideological nor militant ». Since the possession of the RockStar Documentary “of the Rockstar on the killer, the Cantat” on Netflix, the murder of Marie Trintignant under the blows of Bertrand Cantat in 2003 rebuilds the big titles of the news. While Lio’s testimony against the rocker had unhappy consequences on his career to the point of having ruined him, the judge having allowed the conditional freedom of the artist in 2007 said today ” regret His decision. “” With hindsight, I tell myself that I was wrong, that we were wrong “He recognized in the show” C l’Hebdo “. In parallel, the Radio Vibration announced the boycott of Bertrand Cantat on his antenna, and his group Noir Désir. “” Can we still separate the man from the artist? Should we continue to listen to “the wind will carry us”? Should we still buy your albums? To ignore the gravity of his acts in the name of art, would it not be perpetuated the culture of silence around domestic violence? “Ask the station’s programmers, who decided:” No melody, no text, as beautiful as they are, can justify it ».
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It is ultimately the entire 1981 group, owner of vibration and other very popular radios like Oüi FM, Latina, Ado, Voltage, Wit FM, Forum or Blackbox, which ” reaffirms its position »To no longer broadcast any song by Bertrand Cantat to his auditor. A instructions ” Applied for over a year and a half “, So long before the documentary is released, and which concerns” artists condemned for serious facts »In the broad sense. “” The group has ceased any broadcast of Bertrand Cantat and the Group Noir Désir in 2023, long before the release of this documentary. But this approach does not stop at this case. It is part of a broader editorial line, based on a simple conviction: do not disseminate artists condemned for serious facts, especially when it comes to physical, sexual or psychological violence, proven by justice “Said a press release, evoking for example the case of R. Kelly, sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for sexual crimes in 2022.” This choice is neither ideological nor militant. He is editorial and ethical. It applies without distinction of gender, notoriety or period, since facts of particular gravity have been established by justice “Underlines the radio company,” motivated by a requirement for coherence and respect for the victims ».
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While Bertrand Cantat still enjoys a momentum of sympathy and support, especially in Bordeaux where the Group Noir Désir has made its start, the company ” reject the term censorship ». « It is not a question of banning, but of choosing what must be valued. Conversely, it is Lio, excluded from many antennas for having testified, who has experienced concrete of silent censorship “Recalls rightly the 1981 group, who says he wants” Show a clear, assumed, and transparent position ». « What we differ every day says something about us. We cannot separate the artist from his actions when they are such serious facts. We do not judge in place of justice, but we refuse to participate in the erasure. This choice is not radical. He is simply responsible »Concludes Olivia Valli, Deputy Managing Director of Régie, Antennes, promotion of the 1981 group.
