Passing through It starts today on France 2 this Monday, November 4, Yanis Marshall explained how the sexual assaults he allegedly suffered from Bruno Vandelli have consequences on his life today…
New week a little special in It starts today. If Faustine Bollaert has the habit of collecting testimonies from often anonymous guests for the purposes of her show, the last broadcast was special because several personalities agreed to speak out on a very heavy subject: sexual violence. Thus, Gwendal Marimoutou, Jordan De Luxe and Yanis Marshall spoke one by one to tell their story. The 34-year-old professional dancer looked into his complaint for “aggravated rape of a minor” at the meeting with their ex-mentor, Bruno Vandelli.
Yanis Marshall talks about his discomfort before saying a word about the sexual assaults he allegedly suffered
At the start of the year, the former professor of Star Academy made headlines in the media following his accusations against the former figure of Pop stars who admits to having a consensual relationship with Yanis Marshall then aged 14. The latter filed a complaint almost twenty years after the alleged facts and an investigation was entrusted to the Nice judicial police. This Monday, November 4, facing Faustine Bollaert, he recalls why it is important for him to reveal, sooner or later, this story: “I wouldn't necessarily have spoken, I wasn't necessarily going to do it because I was [professeur à] la Star Academycareer-wise, things were going pretty well and I'm still not happy… What's going on?” asks the young man replaced by Malika Benjelloun in the program for a year. So he ends up observing: “Actually, I never will be because I'm [dans] the show I wanted to be on, I wanted to do the Star Ac’I got the job without any problem. I worked with Mariah Carey, with Celine Dion and I'm still destroying my face and wanting to die and not being happy. I don't understand ! That's when I understand that I'm going to have to talk about it otherwise I won't be able to rebuild myself.” A trigger which does not, however, allow him to be freed from this weight.
Yanis Marshall talks about the consequences of speaking out about sexual assault
Although internationally recognized for his talents as a choreographer, Yanis Marshall regrets still being haunted by these dark years of his life. “Me, today when you type my name on the Internet, it is directly associated with his name, that kills me. I have worked all my life to have the career I have, all my life I grew up in public housing, [même si] today, I live very well, I am respected in the world of dance”insists on the verge of tears the one who quarreled with his mother because of the “control” that Bruno Vandelli had over him. And his ex-student deplores: “If I have the misfortune of going out to forget, to have a little fun, either someone comes to see me and says 'You're my guy Star Ac’, or someone comes to see me and says 'It's great that you're speaking out, I was raped too'. That's nice, but I don't want to talk about it there“. Hard consequences to anticipate…
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