“Come, I’m waiting for you”… Xavier Niel responds with humor to an Internet user by filming himself in front of a Lidl in Marseille

Xavier Niel obviously has a lot of humor, and a bit of a taste for provocation. The boss of Free, which was released in September A real desire to make a mess (Flammarion) greatly amused Internet users with a video posted this Friday on the social network X.

While in Marseille, the billionaire responded with humor to the challenge to a duel from an OM fan. On May 20, this Internet user, named Fuego, published a message on .

A duel provocation to which the boss of Free responded six months later. The billionaire posted a selfie taken in front of the famous Lidl store on rue Sainte in Marseille, accompanied by the message “I’m waiting for you”. A post that quickly went viral, with nearly 7 million views.

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The Internet user, who provoked the duel, was obviously very surprised by this response. “AIDJAIDJAKF NO SORRY I WAS LUGGLING,” he wrote on X.

But Xavier Niel didn’t stop there, since he posted a video a few minutes later, taken in front of the Lidl in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille. “I’m there, I’m waiting for you!” Where are you, come on! Do you want to meet in the parking lot? Come on, let’s go to the parking lot,” he says to the camera.

The Internet user, however, declined the invitation. “I would have liked to, but 34.2 temperature + stomach ache + headache so I give up,” he replied.

In the process, the supermarket brand Lidl did not hesitate to take part in the discussions, and made its little comment, launching with humor: “We must come and collect the gentleman who has been tweeting since this morning in front of the store on rue Sainte in Marseille please.”

Xavier Niel, 9th fortune in France, is known for his taste for irony. The boss of Free was forced, in October, to close “Bordel generator”, a meme generator that he had created to make fun of Orange, its main competitor. He also recently took part in stand-up at the Olympia, revealing tips for becoming a billionaire.