Raphaël Mezrahi reveals the images of an interview never broadcast 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 had embarked on a series of unusual interviews where he embodied Hugues Delatte, a poor journalist. In total, dozens of celebrities fell into his trap and some of his interviews became cult after their broadcast on the small screen.

“He made 136” victims “sometimes amused, sometimes to the laughter, 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 or Vincent Lagaf ‘. But Raphaël Mezrahi has kept numerous unpublished interviews in reserve including that carried out with Jean-Claude Van Damme .

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“He had started by telling me that he was born 100 kilometers from Liège as the crow flies. And I replied: “What was it as a bird?” From there, it was gone in delirium “had entrusted the actor to Mag evening in Belgium. Guest of “Figaro at night” Raphaël Mezrahi agreed to show for the first time images of this unprecedented 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 mobile phone. “Do you think you are in the most famous top 5 of Jean-Claude?” »»we hear from Hugues Delatte in front of jeans-Claude Van Damme in black tank top, sunglasses on the nose. “It depends at what level”took the trouble to answer him the latter before developing. A nugget that Raphaël Mezrahi hopes to disseminate in full soon.