« Nnew life for Gisèle Pélicot. » Former reality TV star turned influencer Nabilla Benattia has opened a fundraiser to support Gisèle Pelicot, whose husband has been on trial in Avignon since Monday, September 2 for drugging her in order to have her raped by strangers. But the sixty-year-old has asked for the fundraiser to be closed, as it was intended to help her “get through this terrible ordeal.”
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Opened on Thursday evening, it had reached almost 40,000 euros on Friday, September 6 at midday before being closed. “Gisèle Pélicot thanks us for all the support provided. However, she does not wish to accept for the moment and does not want to disrupt the ongoing trial,” explains Nabilla on her social networks.
Hello, after speaking with Mrs. Pélicot’s lawyers: she thanks us for all the support provided. However, she does not wish to accept the kitty at this time and does not want to disrupt the ongoing trial. We respect her decision and are closing this…
— Nabilla Vergara (@Nabilla) https://twitter.com/Nabilla/status/1831983873749635247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
“Mrs. Gisèle Pélicot and her family thank all the people who have sent massive messages of support from all over the world since the start of the trial,” said their lawyers Stéphane Babonneau and Antoine Camus, in a press release relayed by Agence France-Presse.
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