“An investigation into acts of sexual harassment aggravated by the use of a digital or electronic medium” was opened against Slimane. This is what various French media, including “Actu Saint-Etienne”, reported on November 7, 2024, after receiving a press release from the public prosecutor of Saint-Etienne, southwest of Lyon.
This investigation follows a complaint from a former tour technician of the 35-year-old singer. The facts denounced date back to the evening of December 17 to 18, 2023. During a party, the man who won the NRJ Music Award for French-speaking male artist of the year allegedly slammed the victim against a wall and “imposed an embrace.” According to the complainant, the artist also told him that he wanted to sleep with him. Later, Slimane also allegedly sent him numerous “messages and videos of a sexual, even pornographic, nature”.
No additional information about the investigation has been released, as investigations are ongoing. “I will not give any further information on this file before the end of the investigation,” said the prosecutor. For the moment, it’s radio silence on Slimane’s side.
