According to the lawyer, the presenter’s “clinical psychologist” “strongly advised him” not to go to court “given the risk of psychological breakdown linked to media pressure and the harassment and attempted blackmail he has recently suffered.”
The hearing before the Paris Criminal Court is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
The trial of Stéphane Plaza for “habitual” or psychological violence opens this Wednesday in Paris
Stéphane Plaza, 54, popularized by his various shows on M6, is being prosecuted for “habitual physical and/or psychological violence by a partner” between August 2018 and April 2022 against one of his former partners, as well as for “habitual psychological violence by a partner” against another woman between December 2021 and September 2022.
The presenter, under judicial supervision, denies the accusations made against him.
During his police custody in March, he had “clearly reiterated that he was not violent, had not been and never would be,” his lawyers responded at the time.
Stéphane Plaza explains himself to his colleagues: “I am not violent”
The accusations against Stéphane Plaza began in September 2023, with the publication by Mediapart of the testimonies of three former partners, who denounced “humiliations, threats, verbal violence and, for two of them, physical violence”.
The investigative site also mentioned “problematic behavior” on the part of the host in a professional context.
The prosecution opened an investigation into domestic violence in October 2023, after receiving letters from two of Mr. Plaza’s ex-partners alleging “violence” committed during their relationship.
Initially a real estate agent, Stéphane Plaza became a star of the small screen when M6 propelled him in 2006 to the head of the show “Recherche appartement ou maison” then “Maison à vendre” (2007) and “Chasseurs d’appart'” (2015).
