The emblematic host of TF1, Arthur, finds himself at the heart of a controversy after several new extracts from his show Take it or leave it showing him engaging in inappropriate and problematic behavior with different candidates.
At the beginning of December, a video taken from the TV game show Take It or Leave it caused a scandal on the Internet. We saw the host Arthur whispering in the ear of a candidate “Is your fiancé jealous?”after making comments on photos of the young woman where she appears in a swimsuit. A sequence which creates uneasiness but which is unfortunately far from being an isolated case.
“I always liked women who resisted me”
While the TF1 channel wanted to pay tribute to the man who is one of their flagship hosts, on December 26, 2024, during a special broadcast, numerous archive images of this famous game show from the 2000s continued to be broadcast. emerge on social networks.
In particular, we see Arthur asking a candidate to do a sexy dance, just before thanking her for finally showing her legs and sticking his head in her hair, saying: “I always liked women who resisted me.” Other moments show him commenting on and sexualizing the candidates’ clothing or even kissing one of them on the mouth, without her consent.
Chilling, these sequences show sexual humiliation, harassment and assault that depict a time when sexism was not even hidden but rather used to create entertainment. We can also hear the audience’s laughter at each inappropriate comment or action from Arthur.
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