A case that turned the Music industry upside down. During the day of Monday October 28, a former technician who worked with Slimane filed a complaint against the artist for sexual harassment. In his statement, the complainant thus indicated that the former French representative at Eurovision would have proposed a sexual act to him (on the night of December 17 to 18 at the Zénith in Saint-Étienne) and would then have been very insistent after having received a refusal. “[Il] is very uncomfortable, he repeats that he is not interested, the artist insists and asks him if other members of the team would be interested. My client leaves the lodge in a hurry and joins the tour bus“, previously explained the victim's lawyer to Parisian.
But now, as the regional newspaper clarified, Thursday October 31, Slimane is supposed to make an appearance this Friday November 1 during the NRJ Music Awards. Following recent revelations made about the artist, production had to react urgently to avoid any scandal. “Everything was put on the table: not moving anything, recording his performance in advance, renouncing his appearance or even withdrawing his two nominations“, our colleagues reveal. However, after considering different scenarios, the production of the ceremony made a decision. “The idea is not to touch anything“, explained the ceremony team to Parisian. “He remains presumed innocent, so we don't have to judge him. Now, if he decides not to come for one reason or another, that's his choice and we will respect it. We know how to adapt, we have seen others…“, she continued.
Slimane accused of sexual harassment: these videos he allegedly sent to the victim
According to previous revelations made by the plaintiff's lawyer to Parisianafter this disturbing exchange, to say the least, Slimane would have continued to solicit the technician. A few moments after their exchange, the artist would have sent several SMS messages to the victim as well as several videos.of a sexual or even pornographic nature“. Still troubled by the facts, the technician then, the day after the events, shared his misadventure with the company that employs him and was then quickly removed from the tour.
Article written with the collaboration of 6Medias.
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