Slimane's appearance at the NRJ Music Awards was highly anticipated this Friday, November 1st. The 35-year-old singer, targeted by a complaint for sexual harassment filed by a technician who worked on his last tour, is nominated in two key categories and must perform My love on the stage of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Before performing the title which won over the Eurovision public, Esmeralda's father made a very remarkable arrival on the red carpet. Smiling and wearing a black ensemble, he first posed alone before being joined and supported by his long-time sidekick, Vitaa.
All day preceding the show, the TF1 teams had ensured that the evening passed without discomfort, despite the accusations against Slimane and revealed by The Parisian at the start of the week. But behind the scenes, the entourage of certain personalities also in the running to receive a prize had reflected the ambient embarrassment. “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 declared an artist in particular to his relatives, reported The Parisian.
Slimane accused of sexual harassment by a former technician on his tour
The complaint filed with the Saint-Étienne public prosecutor's office against Slimane by a former Cupidon Tour technician recounts an evening marked by the singer's insistence on having sexual intercourse with the alleged victim. The events allegedly took place on the night of December 17 to 18 at the Zénith in Saint-Étienne, during a party organized after the star's concert. Around one o'clock in the morning, once the stage and the sets were packed up, Slimane would have physically challenged the technician in question who was preparing to join the festivities.
The “blocked against a wall”the interpreter of The two of us he would then have “imposed a hug” before confiding in him that he wanted to have a sexual relationship with him, relates The Parisian. An invitation to which the man did not respond favorably, explaining that he was heterosexual and married. The singer would then have dragged him into his dressing room to continue the discussion. Later in the night, the requests continued, this time by messages. The complainant claims to have received a multitude of SMS and videos “of a sexual nature, even pornographic”specifies his lawyer Me Anne-Sophie Charrieras.
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