The day after the NRJ Music Awards ceremony, Slimane wanted to thank his fans after receiving the French-speaking Male Artist of the Year award. In the caption of several photos from this evening where he appears with his trophy, he writes: “Words are not enough… Thank you for everything”. Very moved when he went on stage on November 1, 2024 during this evening organized at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, he also addressed a word to his audience as well as to his daughter Esmeralda.
“I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. This one has a special taste. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being there (…) My daughter when you grow up, I really hope that you will be proud from your dad, I love you, dad and mom, I love you. To my audience, sorry, from a human to many other human beings, thank you from the bottom of my heart.” declared the singer of the title Thousands of I love you.” As a reminder, the singer's presence had been seriously compromised following a complaint from a former technician who accused the artist of sexual harassment.
Expected “evidence”
The complaint was filed Monday, October 28, 10 months after the events, with the Saint-Etienne prosecutor, David Charmatz, by the plaintiff's lawyer. This late complaint could be explained because the complainant could no longer bear to see “the exponential success, the flamboyant image and the smile of the singer” according to people close to the investigation.
The prosecutor announced that the plaintiff's lawyer told him that she would provide him with “subsequently” of the “evidence.” The prosecutor is therefore waiting for these “evidence” to open or not an investigation and actually hear the complainant and the accused.
Slimane remains innocent of the charges against him until the closure of this case.
