the reasons for his ouster from France Télévision

Incomprehension. In 2019, Patrick Sébastien was pushed towards leaving France Télévision due, according to him, to dated considerations. “I got fired for that, though: ‘White man over fifty.’ You would have told me that at the time, I would have said ‘shit’, all the same. Normally, this should be prohibited by law, we do not have the right to fire someone because of their age, gender or skin color.”explained the 71-year-old former host to Telepro.