The year 2025 started with a bang, particularly among the media and celebrities. Small summary of all the events (incredible but true) which marked the start of the year among entertainment personalities.
The first month of the year isn't even over yet, yet a lot has happened among people. Whether on TV or even in politics, the year 2025 is already full of events.
We're taking a look at the topics that created a buzz in the media in January 2025, and there are already quite a few.
The events that marked the month of January 2025
Dancing with the stars
Screenshot. Photo credit: TF1
We start with Dancing with the stars. TF1's flagship program on ballroom dancing is due to start again on Friday February 7. However, it will be without two of its star dancers: Christophe Licata and Anthony Colette, mired in the scandal between Inès Reg and Natasha Saint-Pier last season. The two dancers would have been thanked by the channel and Anthony Colette regrets this decision which he did not choose. Despite these two departures, will fans of the show and the two dancers be there?
Clash Vincent Lindon/Gad Elmaleh
Screenshot. Photo credit: TF1
In Dailyviewers witnessed a lunar and somewhat awkward meeting between Vincent Lindon and Gad Elmaleh. While the first came to promote a film, Play with fire and the second the presentation of his show “Himself”, the atmosphere quickly turned sour. The actor first criticized the comedian for his “ false humility “. Then, Gad Elmaleh was interrupted by Vincent Lindon while he was presenting his show. What the comedian did not appreciate, reminding his neighbor at the table that it was now his turn to promote himself in an interview. If the two men remained polite and opted for the tone of a joke to launch their barbs, Internet users largely reacted to the sequence.
Bob Sinclar's physical change
The general public knows Bob Sinclar as one of the most popular French DJs in the world. In recent days, Bob Sinclar has been talked about for his somewhat different physique. In a video he posted on his TikTok account, the DJ appears with a puffy face, probably due to surgery. The musician's fans did not miss it and quickly pointed out his face transformed by cosmetic surgery. “ But what did he do to his face? », asked many of them. Bob Sinclar has not yet responded to the speculation.
-Cyril Hanouna attacked by a man in Touche pas à mon poste! (TPMP)
Cyril Hanouna is often talked about for his escapades in Don't touch my post! But at the start of the year, the host seems to have had a big scare when a man burst onto the TPMP set and tried to throw himself at him. The sequence was broadcast live on television. She somewhat shook the host, surprised by this sudden outburst. However, the PAF troublemaker was able to count on the show's security service who was able to control the one who was in fact only a fan of Cyril Hanouna.
Elon Musk gives the Nazi salute
After the high-profile inauguration of Donald Trump at the White House, the new President of the United States gave a meeting in Washington. Billionaire Elon Musk, close to Donald Trump and new member of his government, was also there. At the end of his speech, Elon Musk greeted the crowd with a gesture akin to a Nazi salute. The image went around the world and shocked many people. Faced with the growing controversy, the billionaire denied having made a fascist gesture but his explanation did not, it seems, convince many people.
The fake Brad Pitt scam
It all started with a report from Seven to Eight on TF1 presenting Anne, a fifty-year-old who was taken out of 830,000 euros by crooks. The latter made her believe that she was having a long-distance romantic relationship with Brad Pitt. But also that the latter needed money for a major operation while he was in the hospital. Of course, this was all false, but Anne's life changed for the worse. Following the show's reporting, Anne became the laughing stock of the web and the target of online attacks. The story crossed borders and even made the person concerned react. Brad Pitt and his teams have warned fans about this kind of practice. In his press release, the actor also said he was sorry for the victim who has since tried to end his life because of the daily mockery.
Conflit Justin Baldoni/ Blake Lively
The two actors of Never again can no longer see themselves in painting. Each sues the other. Blake Lively accuses her partner and director of the film of moral and sexual harassment, while Justin Baldoni accuses the actress and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, of circulating false information to damage his reputation. The two actors pass the buck and the battle does not seem ready to end with every day its share of new information.
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