A true legend of French cinema, Alain Delon died at the age of 88 on Sunday August 18, 2024. The actor passed away surrounded by his loved ones at his estate in Douchy. His three children, Alain-Fabien, Anthony and Anouchka announced the terrible news the same day to AFP. The actor's funeral then took place at his property in Loiret on Saturday August 24, 2024.
During his life, Alain Delon notably saw his name cited in the Marković affair. As a reminder, the actor's former Yugoslav handyman, named Stevan Marković, was found murdered in 1968. More than 55 years after the events, biographer Bernard Violet affirmed in his new book that this man would have worked blackmail against the actor before his death.
Bernard Violet: “I think Alain Delon was the target of sex-Polaroid blackmail, led by Marković”
“The Marković judicial file is a true erotic novel. We discover that, in the artistic world and more especially that of cinema, everyone slept with everyone, but that outside people this should not be known. Based on numerous court documents, I believe that Alain Delon was the target of Polaroid sex blackmail, led by Marković“, first indicated the author of the book entitled
The Last Delon Mysteries.
“Blackmail? A photo in which we saw the actor having an orgy with a young prostitute. But neither Alain Delon nor his entourage were the type to give in to blackmail. Presumably, his friend the Middle Boss François Marcantoni was responsible (by whom?) for giving the Yugoslav a correction that went wrong“, then added Bernard Violet. As a reminder, the main suspect in this case had obtained a dismissal of the case in 1976.
Bernard Violet: “The Marković affair has become a state scandal”
“The magistrates and investigators in the Marković case worked against common sense. A 'total failure', as one of his bosses admitted to me. For lack of method and rigor, first of all. For political reasons, then. The affair gave rise to a slander targeting Claude Pompidou“, rightly underlined the author of the new book on Alain Delon on this subject.
“The rumor, false, of a nice party with the wife of Georges Pompidou photographed by Marković. In which a French secret service agent was also soaked. The Marković affair became a state scandal. Until no one understands anything anymore. And that we definitively close the file“, finally concluded Alain Delon's biographer.
