after Emma's elimination, former candidates of the season denounce cyberharassment

TELEVISION – A call for necessary calm. Despite the support of part of the public, Emma was eliminated during the fifth prime of season 12 of Star Academy broadcast this Friday, November 15. And the candidate provoked, despite herself, a flood of hatred online against the candidates who remained in the adventure.

Charles and Masséo were respectively saved by the public and by the academicians, which annoyed fans of the young singer. And some expressed their dissatisfaction disproportionately for an entertainment program, pushing former candidates eliminated since the start of the season to step up.

It was Noah, Thomas and Maylis who were the most firm on their social networks, reports BFM this Monday, November 18, by fully committing themselves to the fight against online harassment, of which they themselves were victims after their release of the castle. During a joint live on Sunday on Instagram, they recalled that after their elimination, the candidates “ are going to have the phones, so they're going to see everything that was said “, underlined Noah about the eliminated candidates. A ” back to reality » which can be very violent.

Noah's appeal to viewers

Hence this appeal addressed to viewers of the show: “ Calm down a little on the networks, please (…) They are still human beings with emotions ».

« Even if it's behind the screen, it can still hurt », Adds Maylis, eliminated during the second bonus. “ It's important to say it because we've seen some pretty serious things, especially with this weekend (and Emma's elimination) », added Noah.

« You can have preferences, it's a show where you get attached to certain people, but please calm the hatred », they concluded, before giving reassuring news from Emma, ​​who “ is doing very well » according to these three former academicians.

Charles' mother comes out of silence

A theme that the TF1 program has already taken up during Brigitte Macron's notable visit a few weeks earlier to the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys. Because this visit coincided with the week to combat bullying at school. An initiative greeted with enthusiasm by the students. Well aware of being followed by a young audience. Even very young.

Considering the violent messages shared this weekend on social networks, mainly against Charles, the latter's mother could not help but react in turn. “ Here is a clarification since this marvel of the network forces me to justify myself on the legitimacy of my son's participation in the Star Academy (…). I'm then going to cut it all because I really wasn't ready “, she wrote on Facebook.

« If he sang out of tune, you would never have seen him on your TV”she got carried away in the rest of her message, which also describes the suffering of Masséo's mother, as well as that of Emma. « This morning at the hotel, Masséo's mother was in tears following what she read about her son since last night. Emma, ​​who I was able to see last night when she returned to the hotel, had the misfortune of opening her networks and was only able to sleep at 6 a.m. because it was so hard for her to see this what Internet users could say.

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