After making comments about women, causing a major controversy, director Claude Lelouch reacted on his X account and apologized.
Claude Lelouch makes his mea culpa. Guest on the set of Time for the pros, this Monday, November 13, 2023, the famous director made comments about women which quickly hit the headlines. “When I say that we are faithful until we find something betterit's because it's true, whether it's for a woman, a car, a fridge, anything“, he said in particular during the long interview with Pascal Praud, also giving his vision of infidelity: “But you know, married women should thank mistresses because there are impressive returns. I mean a lot of times when we go somewhere else we're happy to come home“, he declared, provoking the indignation of the general public.
Claude Lelouch apologizes after his comments about women
After the controversy of his last days, Claude Lelouch wanted to react, posting a message this Friday morning, November 15, 2024, on his X account: “On a television set, I explained for half an hour that women had made me grow, that I owed them everything, that love came through admiration. All my life I have said that women are successful men. But only comments taken out of context were repeated everywhere, and that saddens me deeply. I have always respected women, those to whom I have dedicated 51 films, and even more in my last“, he chanted before declaring: “My inappropriate and clumsy comments hurt, I ask you for forgiveness“, concluded the 87-year-old director.
Pascal Praud's reaction to Claude Lelouch's comments
During the interview, Pascal Praud had already pointed out the comments of his guest. “We're going to have big problems there. Dear Claude, I assure you, in management – I often say that the divides are generational – I have a young woman in my earpiece – already the comparison between women and refrigerators, I had the right to a first remark , but the second…“, had launched the host.
