On November 1, three days after the revelations of Parisian concerning a complaint for sexual harassment filed against him, Slimane went to the NRJ Music Awards. In order to avoid any embarrassment, strict instructions would have been given to the other artists present concerning him.
Justice has decided to take up the Slimane affair. This Thursday, November 6the public prosecutor of Saint-Etienne clarified “having contacted the Organized and Specialized Crime Division of the Interdepartmental Directorate of the National Police of the Loire of an investigation into acts of aggravated sexual harassment by the use of a digital or electronic mediumfollowing the complaint received against Slimane Nebchi”. A few days earlier, The Parisian had indeed revealed that a complaint for sexual harassment had been filed against the 35-year-old singer by a technician from his Cupidon Tour.
The man in question accuses him of facts which allegedly took place after a concert in the town of Saint-Etienne, in December 2023. If Slimane, Vitaa’s best friend, did not speak out in person on the affair, he would have proclaimed his innocence to those around him, who say he is the victim of false accusations. It is in this context that the singer, who represented France at the last competition of the‘Eurovisionwent to the NRJ Music Awards on November 1, where he was nominated in two categories: Song of the Year and Male Artist of the Year.
NRJ Music Awards 2024: instructions given to artists regarding Slimane
Slimane’s arrival at the musical event presented by Nikos Aliagas obviously took place in a very special atmosphere. To believe The Parisianthe artists present would also have had a frosty relationship at the time when the interpreter of My love received the Male Artist of the Year award. “Behind the scenes, the silence is heavy, deafening. Only two people applaud very brieflyeveryone listens to the speech in which the thirty-year-old addresses his daughter, his parents but also his audience. Before resuming their evening, as if nothing had happened…“, report our colleagues.
But there could be a simple explanation for this apparent coldness. According to the magazine Publicthe presence of the singer was indeed “strictly supervised”. Although “no one had the right to approach him and speak to him“, which is why he immediately rushed to his box when he arrived at the Palais des Festivals. A way for Slimane and his teams to avoid any allusion to the accusations of sexual harassment aimed at him…
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