Antilles votes “not counted” for the Star Academy: A great actress throws a wrench into the pond

Antilles votes “not counted” for the Star Academy: A great actress throws a wrench into the pond
Antilles votes “not counted” for the Star Academy: A great actress throws a wrench into the pond

A speech that sparked a lot of reactions. This Saturday January 18, 2025, TF1 broadcast the second semi-final of the Star Academy, pitting Ebony against Franck. After the impeccable performances of the two candidates, it was the young woman who finally joined Marine for the grand finale. But now during the prime, a famous actress did not hesitate to reveal crucial information to the public: “I ask the diaspora to vote for you”says Firmine Richard, aimed at Ebony. “Because the votes of the West Indies are not counted, it seems (…) It is unacceptable”, continues the famous actress, notably seen in the film Eight Womendirected by François Ozon in 2002.

The votes of “Star Academy” viewers only reserved for “metropolitan

And now on social networks, this sequence has been widely shared and above all criticized! Indeed, many viewers were not aware that some fans of the show could not vote for their favorite candidate. Firmine Richard’s speech echoes the revelations of Ebony’s father, singer Thierry Cham. Indeed, for our colleagues from Radio Caribbean Internationalthe one who indicated that his daughter was a victim of racism, dropped a real bombshell live on the radio: “I raised the problem and they explained to me that there were contracts and clauses since the Star Academy restarted and that it was reserved exclusively for mainland France”he indicated. Indeed, on its website, TF1 specifies: “It is above all a technical problem which does not allow us to offer residents of overseas departments, regions and communities the opportunity to play by telephone and/or SMS as part of the interactive games offered during our programs”. This hiccup then affects the Antilles, but also , Guyana and all of the overseas territories.

Thus, Thierry Cham, who responded to rumors of favoritism, demanded accountability from the production of the Star Academy : “They told me that they are going to reshuffle the cards but that if they opened the votes for the Overseas now, it would be like an injustice compared to those who have already left. It will be a good action for the next broadcasts”. So when Firmine Richard, who spoke about the tragedy of her life, shared her discontent at the microphone of Mathieu Johann, who was questioning certain supporters of Ebony, the latter wanted to reassure the actress: “We’ll fix this!” he said, quite embarrassed by the situation. Fortunately, Ebony still managed to qualify for the final!

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