Interviewed in the Legend podcast on YouTube, Jean Reno spoke about his bond with Jay-Z who is the godfather of his son Cielo. “It was a time when my wife was very close to Jay-Z, even early on in the marriage to her. I toured with Beyoncé in The pink panther but today they went to Los Angeles so our relationship has weakened a little but yes he is the godfather of Cielo who is 15 years old“, confided the actor of the film Léon before adding: “My wife did a vocal on one of Jay-Z's records, she's known him since she was a teenager.” (editor's note: Jean Reno has been married to Zofia Borucka since July 29, 2006, he had two children with her Cielo (born in 2009) and Dean (born in 2011)). Looking back on the career of Jay-Z, the film actor The Corsican Investigation add: “Today, they have become two monstrous idols, they both have enormous artistic and economic weight.“.
Returning to an anecdote with the singer of the title Empire State of Mindthe one who is also father of Sandra (born in 1977) and Michael (born in 1980), fruits of his love with Geneviève, and of Tom (born in 1996) and Serena (born in 1998), born of his marriage with Nathalie Dyszkiewicz, told several anecdotes with Jay-Z. “He has incredible listening skills, I was in the studio when he recorded, he always has a group of friends in whom he trusts and he listens to everything, the words but also the consonances used“, he revealed before revealing how Jay-Z had one day welcomed him to his home with many food items: “He had prepared a cheese platter for me, he had Bordeaux, he had fruit“. A very nice attention for the French actor who celebrated his 76th birthday last summer.
Jay-Z accused of rape in P.Diddy case
But Jay Z's reputation has been fading in recent days. In the United States, Jay-Z is now accused, after a complaint filed on Sunday December 8, 2024, of raping a 13-year-old girl with hip-hop star P. Diddy, according to court documents. “According to the new version of a civil complaint filed against them, Sean Combs and Shawn Carter (the rappers' two real names) are accused of raping the teenager during a party organized after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000. 'Another celebrity stood by and watched Combs and Carter take turns assaulting the minor. Many other people were present at the party, but did nothing to stop the attack,' according to the complaint. 'Carter was with Combs during many of the incidents described herein. Both perpetrators must be brought to justice” specifies the Francetvinfo website.
