THE SPORT SCAN – Marvin Pivert, Ivorian pillar and Floirac player in Fédérale 1, was the target of racist messages on social networks, after posting a photo with his girlfriend.
A simple photo with his partner triggered a torrent of insults of incredible violence. Last November, Marvin Pivert, pillar of Fédéral 1, posted a photo of him and his partner Margaux on the social network Tik Tok. In recent days, photography has gained a lot of attention, but for a very bad reason.
Indeed, many hate messages were posted in the comments. In a message published on her Instagram account, Margaux announced that her couple had filed a complaint: “In 2025, yes yes, we are still there (…) Death threats, racist remarks, sexist insults and so on for this photo. We filed a complaint, hoping that all these smart guys would be punished by the law and that this kind of thing would be taken seriously. We are so sorry for all the people who have to deal with it, and so angry at the losers who think they are allowed to write such serious things behind a screen.”
Marvin Pivert, Ivorian international since 2022, and his partner told local television TV7 on Thursday that they had received, “in hundreds“, of the “racist, uninhibited, misogynistic, sexist messages» since the publication of a photo on TikTok, where they appear together.
-Released in November, the photo, probably “ascent” Since “by the algorithm» of the social network, has attracted numerous hateful comments since mid-January, most of which criticize this white-skinned woman for being in a relationship with a black man, continued the pillar.
Several Top 14 clubs and recognized players have already given their support to the Floirac player, notably Union Bordeaux Bègles and Stade Rochelais, as well as French internationals Cameron Woki and Demba Bamba. “We receive very racist, very uninhibited messages from certain people, misogynistic, sexist,” explains Marvin Pivert in the report on TV7 .
