Ebony's (Star Academy) father responds to violent attacks on his daughter

Guest at the microphone of the show Tropical colors on RFI, singer Thierry Cham reacted to the attacks suffered by his daughter Ebony since her arrival at the Star Academy.

Broadcast since October 12 on TF1, season 12 of the Star Academy will soon come to an end. This Saturday, January 18, Ebony and Franck will face each other in the semi-final during an evening which promises great emotions to viewers. While waiting to find out which of the two will join Marine in the final, both candidates had the chance to return home. Ebony thus found several of her loved ones including her mother, who came specially from Martinique to support her, and her father, the zouk singer Thierry Cham. Guest at the microphone of the show Tropical colors on RFI this Tuesday, January 14, the 52-year-old artist spoke about his daughter's journey to the Star Academy.

Star Academy : Thierry Cham, Ebony's father, reacts to the attacks targeting his daughter

Since her arrival at the castle of Dammarie-les-Lys, Ebony has continued to impress the other students and her teachers, and has produced breathtaking performances on the bonuses. But the 20-year-old young woman also has detractors, who regularly attack her on social networks, as columnist Stéphane Linon explained. “The Star Academy is a great adventure which allows you to obtain a certain notoriety, but with notoriety comes 'haters'. Since the start of the adventure, Ebony has been the target of several racist and misogynistic attacks from certain viewers“he said. “As a father, how do we cope with all these attacks?”he then asked Thierry Cham. And Ebony’s father replied: “I cash them, put them in a box and throw them at the bottom of the ocean. I only look at the positive and focus on Ebony.”

Star Academy : production has already warned the perpetrators of attacks against students

Last December, the production of Star Academy had made an update concerning attacks targeting certain students. “Certain hateful comments are circulating on social networks against Star Academy students. These attacks against these young artists who share their passion and live their dream are unacceptable and punishable by law”we could read in a press release. The production also mentioned legal proceedings: “TF1 and Endemol France will report any hate campaign against candidates and reserve the right to take any legal action.”