This Monday, October 14, the Nanterre criminal court sentenced Cyrille Eldin to six months in prison for psychological violence against his ex-partner, Sandrine Calvayrac. The host, former presenter of “Petit Journal” on Canal+, was also found guilty of unauthorized possession of a weapon and use of drugs. However, he was acquitted of death threats charges. In parallel with the criminal proceedings, Cyrille Eldin appealed against a civil decision granting him visiting rights to his son every other weekend.
“I have taken everything you can in a toxic and unhealthy relationship”
During the trial, the 51-year-old journalist and actor denied the accusations of violence, only recognizing reciprocal insults. His ex-partner, now aged 37, who was a columnist alongside him on Vincent Bolloré’s channel, described a relationship that became toxic after the birth of their son in March 2022, marked by repeated verbal violence. Having filed a complaint on February 9, 2023, after their separation, for “threats and psychological violence”, she accuses him in particular of having treated him on several occasions as “bitch, whore, hysterical“. “Without me you are nothing, you are homeless” he also said to her. According to the complainant, Cyrille Eldin was also accused of having threatened his ex-partner with death in 2022. “You deserve a bullet in the head“, “if when I come home you are there, I will cut your throatand” or “you deserve a gunshot to the head“, the host would have told him.
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The court recognized the psychological harm suffered by Sandrine Calvayrac, noting a “alteration of psychological balancee”. As a result, Eldin is now banned from any contact with her for a period of two years, and from carrying a weapon for five years. He will also have to pay 3,000 euros in damages to his ex-partner. On the other hand, , he was not forced to complete an awareness course or undergo therapy, despite the request of the prosecution. Sandrine Calvayrac’s lawyer, Marylou Diamantara, described the verdict as “.fully satisfactory“, considering that it confirms the “victim status“from your client.”When you are a media couple, it is terribly difficult to come and tell the reality behind closed doors“, she stressed, assuring that the columnist’s complaints would only be the “top of the iceberg“of the violence of which she was a victim.”It’s been a long journey, very difficult.”affirmed for her part Sandrine Calvayrac. “I have taken everything you can in a toxic and unhealthy relationship,” she explains, adding that the threats were made “behind closed doors of the couple”.
For his part, Sorin Margulis, counsel for Cyrille Eldin, highlighted the absence of tangible evidence for the accusations of death threats. “The court cannot be satisfied with an accusation that constitutes proof,” he defended. “None of the people questioned precisely confirmed the comments made about Ms. Calvayrac.“Journalist, columnist and actor, Cyrille Eldin had notably hosted several shows on Canal+: “The Case in +”, “The Sunday Reporters” or even a new version of “The Little Journal” after the departure of Yann Barthès for TMC in 2016.
A program which has received numerous criticisms, notably from Laurent Ruquier, in particular for its interviews deemed complacent towards far-right personalities. In January 2017, Cyrille Eldin was filmed physically threatening Camille Crosnier, a journalist “Daily”during a trip by Benoît Hamon. On the set Yann Barthès, then evokes a “somewhat annoying colleague, even very annoying, misogynistic, a little violent and rude“. Judge “sexist, poorly produced, conniving, egotistical, not funny” by “Libération”, “Le Petit Journal” version Eldin was quickly deleted, due to lack of audience.
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