Florent Pagny has what we call quite a character. And it is also certainly for his unique personality that the public loves him so much. At 63, the interpreter of Know how to love never hesitated to say his thoughts out loud. Even if it means surprising sometimes. Moreover, several personalities took it for their rank. Starting with Julien Doré who does not seem to have made a good impression on Azucena Caamaño's husband.
Florent Pagny steps up to the plate in front of a host
Likewise, Florent Pagny does not like to be caught off guard. His passage on the set of Quotidien in 2017 reminds us of this well. Never invited on Yann Barthès' show even though his team had made the request several times, the singer was surprised to suddenly be invited. In reality, this invitation was not intended to discuss current events but rather his tax exile in Portugal.
“It's been a month that all the press officers from Universal, Capitol, TF1, have been trying to organize my promo and organize a meeting with you on the set. […] To announce that there is an album, that there is a tour, a 7th season of The Voice. But no. You don't answer… On the other hand,
if you are told that I am going to Portugal for tax reasons, I am invited straight away on the board. Nickel!”had launched the singer in front of a very uncomfortable Yann Barthès.
The singer violently insulted by Guy Carlier
Florent Pagny's outspokenness no longer needs to be proven. Already in 2004, the latter had lost his temper against Guy Carlier, former columnist of Marc-Olivier Fogiel in the show We cannot please everyone. In reality, Vanessa Paradis' ex-companion did not appreciate having been targeted by Carlito's father who had openly insulted him.
In an interview published in the pages of Entrevue magazine, Guy Carlier indeed went out of his way to talk about the singer's tax situation: “You really have to be an asshole like Florent Pagny not to pay your taxes”. Neither one nor two, the main interested party went to the set of We Can't Please Everyone to settle scores with his detractor.
Florent Pagny reacts after being called “an asshole”
Very angry, Florent Pagny did not hesitate to confront Guy Carlier: “At some point, I can't be called an asshole in the newspaper. And then you can't say I don't pay my taxes.”.
The chronicler stuck to his positions, ensuring in passing that “the first share is taxes”.
“But we totally agree!”had immediately replied Florent Pagny who did not seem to want to be stepped on. Guy Carlier then mentioned a mind-blowing figure: “This year, I pay 200,000 euros in taxes. I'm happy to pay them.”. And to finally conclude by apologizing to the singer:
“On the word ‘asshole’ which is unacceptable, I apologize to you”. A sequence that has become cult.
