Fabrice Tarnaud and Patrice Barquez, consultants on Golf +, did not comment this Sunday, October 14, on the last day of the French Golf Open broadcast on Canal+. The two protagonists were in fact suspended following a discussion and disrespectful remarks towards the mother of the French number 1.
Last Thursday, October 10, the duo made an inappropriate comment about Béatrice Pavon-Deler, Matthieu Pavon’s mother. After being interviewed on the edge of the Saint-Quentin en Yvelines national golf course, the golf teacher was mentioned by the two consultants.
The sports director of Canal + apologized
The sequence broadcast live on Golf + and, for the moment, still available on the channel’s replay, is more than likely to cause controversy. The two consultants particularly mention the moment when “Matthew was conceived”.
The minute-long exchange did not take long to reach the ears of the person concerned, Béatrice Pavon-Deler. The latter also warned her son, who then decided to boycott the interviews planned with the encrypted channel, as reported Le Figaro. Approach in which he was supported in a spirit of solidarity by certain compatriots (Victor Perez, Ugo Coussaud, Adrien Saddier, etc.).
The exchange led to the reaction of Canal+ management, who learned of it that same day around 7 p.m. Thomas Sénécal, the sports director, then quickly suspended Fabrice Tarnaud and Patrice Barquez from the air for the next day.
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The sports boss also apologized to the Pavon family by telephone. From now on, he must discuss these remarks in detail with his consultants, service providers.
