Death of Michel Blanc, “the man who juggled comedy and drama”. “He made us laugh so much, moved us so much”is sorry The evening. The actor Michel Blanc, unforgettable figure of the Splendid troupe, died at the age of 72 of a “heart attack, on the night of October 3 to 4 in Paris”reports the Belgian daily. “We remember him as an eternally unlucky lover, always on the verge of ending things, but it wasn’t just that, Michel Blanc. He was capable of being disturbing, ambiguous, nostalgic, caring, dark, tender, and solitary. writes the Brussels title. His colleagues at Splendid expressed their emotion on Friday: “What the fuck did you do to us Michel? ! ”reacted Gérard Jugnot on his Instagram account. The actor’s death also sparked an avalanche of official reactions, notably that of Emmanuel Macron, who deplored the loss of a “monument of French cinema”.
French rugby players accused of rape: the Argentine prosecutor’s office requests a dismissal of the case. The Mendoza public prosecutor’s office, which is investigating the investigation into French rugby players Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, accused of aggravated rape, requested Friday “a dismissal of the case due to doubts or lack of evidence”in agreement with the defense of the two players, reports Clarion. The request will be examined during a closed hearing set for October 18. Auradou and Jegou, aged 21, are accused of gang-raping a 39-year-old woman on the night of July 6 to 7, in a hotel room in Mendoza, after the victory of the XV of France against Argentina. The two men have always claimed that the sexual relations with the alleged victim were “consents”. A psychiatric assessment of the complainant, commissioned by the prosecution, revealed “a series of inconsistencies and contradictions”who drew “overall an unlikely story”.
Haiti: gang attack leaves at least 70 dead. “At least 70 people died in armed attack” perpetrated on the night of October 2 to 3 by members of the gang “Big Griff”écrit The Nouvellisterelaying a report established by the UN. The events took place in Pont Sondé, a town located approximately 100 km northwest of the capital Port-au-Prince. Gang members, “armed with automatic rifles, fired on the population, killing at least 70 people, including around ten women and three infants”according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The attackers also burned dozens of houses and vehicles. UN Secretary-General António Guterres “firmly” condemned the attack and urged the international community to “support the joint efforts undertaken by the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Multinational Security Support Mission (MMSS)”adds the Haitian daily.
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