4. Natasha St-Pier at the heart of a scandal in France
An altercation between the Acadian singer Natasha St-Pier and the comedian Inès Reg caused a scandal, provoking a flood of reactions on social networks. What was supposed to be a private dispute, which occurred last January, took on an unexpected dimension after it was publicized in March.
The incident dates back to January 31, during the first week of filming of the season of Dancing with the starsbroadcast on TF1. The two women, participants in the show, were preparing in separate rooms. Inès Regaccompanied by a cameraman and a journalist, went to knock on the door of Natasha St-Pier to ask him to turn down the volume. What was supposed to be a simple request quickly degenerated into a verbal altercation between the comedian and the singer’s dance partner. Natasha, Anthony Colette. It is in this tense context that Natasha St-Pier would have qualified Inès Reg of “little slut”, an insult which obviously shocked the comedian.
The affair took on a new dimension when the two women shared their versions on their social networks. According to Inès Regthe insult pronounced by Natasha St-Pier was seen as a direct and humiliating attack. Natasha St-Pierfor her part, explained that the exchange was sarcastic, and that she didn’t really mean to insult Inès Regbut simply respond in a playful tone. She also clarified that her expression referred to an insult from the ex-journalist Valerie Trierweiler In Beijing Expressin 2022, but admits to having used inappropriate language.
After the altercation, Natasha St-Pier wanted to apologize, but Inès Reg refused. Versions differ about the sequence of events. Inès Reg claims to have kept calm, while Natasha St-Pier maintains that the comedian would then have uttered a “torrent of insults” against Anthony Colette. At the request of production, Natasha St-Pier was put on “pause” for three days, a measure which, according to Inès Reglooked more like a disciplinary sanction. The situation then worsened for Natashawho filed a handrail to report the facts to the police, although she did not consider prosecution. In a statement to ParisianNatasha spoke of death threats, but later clarified that the attack was about a request forInès Reg for a third person to go and “fuck their dead”.
Pour Inès Regthe incident took another turn: she felt the victim of racism, describing this situation as “the story of the Arab of 93”. For his part, Natasha St-Pier spoke of a climate of tension, where after her suspension, she would have been ignored by the other dancers, who refused to applaud her after her performances.
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