A secret that has long been suppressed. As finally revealed
Le Parisien October 29, 2024 singer Slimane was the subject of a complaint for sexual harassment. The complainant is one of the technicians for his “Cupidon Tour”, who said that the artist had “pressed” him against a wall one evening, after a show in Saint Étienne, in the Loire.
While the singer arrived in Cannes on October 31 to prepare for a performance on the stage of the NRJ Music Awards, where he is nominated in two categories, on 1is November, new information was disclosed. On October 30, 2023, in TPMP, Gilles Verdez returned to the case by trying to dissect certain elements.
Prosecutor awaits evidence
The columnist notably noted that after the fact, certain clues could have sowed confusion about the situation. For example, before Eurovision, Slimane did not receive much press. Since the complaint was revealed, we have known the reason. He actually didn’t want to expose himself too much in the media so as not to risk annoying the technician, who had not yet filed a complaint.
In the end, he still ended up filing his complaint. The Saint Étienne prosecutor spoke recently. He revealed that the plaintiff’s lawyer had promised him evidence in the form of various recordings: 30 SMS messages and two videos that she claims to have. The said prosecutor is waiting for this evidence to see whether or not he opens a preliminary investigation.
Slimane’s version
For their part, Slimane’s entourage insists that this relationship was consensual. And, according to blogger Clément Garin, we must pay attention to the “pack effect”. « Pour Slimane et son entourage, ????’????́???????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????́???? ???????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????́????????. Not accepting it, the man then explained to his wife that he had let himself be overwhelmed and frightened by the singer and would not have dared to say no to her. Toutefois, les discussions entre les deux, certes très crues, sont dites consenties par l’entourage de Slimane, ???????????????????? ???????? ????????́???????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ????????́???????????????????????? ????????’???? ????????????????????????́???????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????????? au chanteur, et qui ne laissaient planer aucun doute quant au consentement. »
If Slimane is found guilty, he faces a fine of 15,000 euros and a one-year prison sentence.
