Raphaël Mezrahi reveals images of a never-broadcast interview with Jean-Claude Van Damme

In the 90s, Raphaël Mezrahi had set up one of the most resounding hoaxes on television. Unknown to the general public, the actor embarked on a series of unusual interviews in which he played Hugues Delatte, a mediocre journalist. In total, dozens of celebrities have fallen into his trap and some of his interviews have become cult after their broadcast on the small screen.

“There are 136 “victims” who are sometimes amused, sometimes to the point of laughing out loud, sometimes annoyed by the incongruous behavior of their interviewer”he describes on his YouTube channel. The most watched numbers are those with Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Britney Spears, Nabilla and Vincent Lagaf'. But Raphaël Mezrahi has kept in reserve numerous unpublished interviews including the one carried out with Jean-Claude Van Damme .

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“He started by telling me that he was born 100 kilometers from Liège as the crow flies. And I answered him: “What bird was that?” From there, it was a delirium”had entrusted the actor to Evening Mag in Belgium. Guest of “Figaro at night” Raphaël Mezrahi agreed to show for the first time images of this unpublished interview with Jean-Claude Van Damme.

“The video lasts 8 minutes and the long version 48 minutes”he told Thibaut Gauthier before launching an extract from his cell phone. “Do you think you are in the top 5 of the most famous Jean-Claudes? »we hear from Hugues Delatte facing Jean-Claude Van Damme in a black tank top, sunglasses on his nose. “It depends on what level”took the trouble to answer the latter before developing. A nugget that Raphaël Mezrahi hopes to broadcast in full soon.