It was in 2001 that the Star Academy was launched on TF1. A promotion which notably revealed Jenifer (who won the adventure), Jean-Pascal and Mario Barravecchia. Faced with the success of the show, the first channel renewed it for several seasons. And at the time, things were happening. During season 4 in 2004, for example, an evening went wrong, pushing the director at the time Gérard Louvin to make a big decision.
On September 3, 2004, TF1 kicked off season 4 of the Star Academy. An edition won by the late Grégory Lemarchal. Current season 12 repeater Lucie Bernardoni and presenter Karima Charni were also candidates. But they were not the ones who were at the heart of a controversy. As an Internet user recalled on November 4, a student behaved inappropriately during a party.
A student leaves the Star Academy castle after a drunken evening
This is Emilie, who celebrated her 19th birthday at the castle. At the time, alcohol was made available to celebrate this happy event. But the young woman forgot to consume it in moderation. So, she was completely unleashed. “We had a little party for your birthday. To thank us, you put yourself in a pitiful state. We call the SAMU at 12:30 a.m. Your friends behaved really well, so it's pathetic. I'm not going to beat around the bush. You know the history of warnings, I'll give you two“, Gérard Louvin told her when he called her into his office.
Head down and ashamed, Emilie made it known that she wanted to go home. “If you want to leave the door is there“, replied the director. A little later, facing all the other participants, Gérard Louvin got annoyed: “An artist fights to succeed, he doesn't fight to leave. Besides, that you're happy to leave, I think it's a shame. With that, the door is there, you take the car and you get away.“
Our colleagues from Parisian published an article at the time. They specified that Emilie was close to feeling unwell and that she had been taken to Melun hospital by the regional emergency medical service. “She spent the rest of the night there. According to the analyses, his blood alcohol level reached nearly 3 grams per liter of blood.“, we can read.
