His name is on everyone's lips this Friday, November 1st. Just five days after the revelation of the sexual harassment complaint filed against Slimane, the Music world remains terribly embarrassed by the singer's presence at the NRJ Music Awards. In an article from Parisian published a few hours before the launch of the ceremony presented by Nikos Aliagas in Cannes, sources confirm the unease that reigns behind the scenes despite the relaxed attitude of the artist who will perform My love on stage during the evening. “I don’t want to appear on the red carpet at the same time as him. I love him a lot, I want to believe in his innocence but if he is guilty and I am in the same photo, I will take it hard.”would have notably declared an artist in competition to his entourage, reports the journalist on site.
After his success at Eurovision last May, the 35-year-old singer was nominated in two main categories of the NRJ Music Awards: French-speaking male artist, alongside Amir, David Guetta, Gims and Joseph Kamel, as well as French-speaking song , with titles by Pierre Garnier, Louane, Amir and Santa. While 100% of the votes come from the public to reward the performers who marked the year, it is very likely that Slimane will be honored despite the controversy surrounding him. “I think that on the side of the remitters, it must be a shock too”admits a manager to Parisian. And to add: “They are not responsible for anything but they say to themselves that it could be a little embarrassing if Slimane ever wins…”
Are some of the respondents uncomfortable with Slimane's potential victory?
The Ile-de-France daily also specifies that at midday, the names of the personalities responsible for presenting certain prizes were not “not completely stopped”. Does this concern the two categories in which Slimane is nominated? No certainty. Especially since within the organization, we ensure that “most guests don't have a problem with this”. This Thursday, October 31, the coordinator of the ceremony, Jacques Grimal, insisted to the media on the importance of neutrality in the face of the work of justice: “We believe that the presumption of innocence is very important and we are not investigating judges.” But if the course of action to be adopted seems clear from the maestros of the show broadcast in prime time on TF1, many participants are still struggling to form an opinion…
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