The verdict came last October. Found guilty of sexual assault on two women, Nicolas Bedos was sentenced to one year in prison, including six months in prison – the installation of an electronic tag was immediately requested even if he appealed – and six months suspended on probation. and an obligation of care. One of the victims had accused him “for walking towards her, head down, before reaching out with his right hand to her genitals, over her jeans”. The second told “to the investigators that Nicolas Bedos had grabbed her by the waist and kissed on the neck on the night of May 11 to 12, 2023, while the latter was drunk” reported The Parisian.
Following the verdict, Nicolas Bedos' lawyer reacted on the set of C to youemphasizing the severity of the sentence and adding: “We have appealed this decision, so I would like to remind you that Mr. Nicolas Bedos, to this day, is still presumed innocent. It is a decision made by a court, a decision of first instance (…) We judged Nicolas Bedos not for what he did, but for what he is, because he is a personality, and because justice buys a good PR stunt'. She is so criticized for her inability to really tackle the problem of sexual violence head-on that when she has a personality at hand, she acts with a speed that we don't otherwise experience.”…
Laurent Ruquier comes out of his reserve
Questioned this Sunday, November 3 about the case in question by Michel Drucker in Roll on SundayLaurent Ruquier did not hesitate to defend the one he considers to be one of his greatest friends in the industry. ” My friend is Nicolas Bedos, here I tell you, declared the boss of RTL’s Grosses Têtes. There's no point even procrastinating […] Cis someone I love, who has crazy talent, and he has problems, we've known that for a few weeks, but that's how it is, that's the vie, It doesn't take anything away from his talent and I wish him to make other films and I love him, and he's my friend.”
Visibly very affected by the situation in which his friend currently finds himself, Laurent Ruquier has dropped the mask and let his heart speak. Words of unprecedented kindness from the host who – however – employed several well-known faces in the PAF, such as Yann Moix, Léa Salamé, Charles Consigny, Natacha Polony or even Eric Zemmour, without ever defending them when the latter found themselves in unfortunate positions…
Nicolas Bedos remains presumed innocent of the facts with which he is accused until the final decision of the trial.
