A key figure in the French audiovisual landscape, Laurent Delahousse has been working on France 2 for years. It has in fact been 14 years since the 55-year-old presenter has hosted the television news every weekend..
In addition to this function, he is also at the head of several magazines designed with the sole aim of overshadowing Anne-Claire Coudray and TF1. Of 8:30 p.m. Saturday has 1:15 p.m. Sunday passing through 8:30 p.m. SundayAlice Taglioni's companion does not stop for a single second. Unfortunately, the efforts made by the second channel do not seem to be bearing fruit.
Every evening, France 2 is significantly behind, with almost two million fewer viewers compared to its rival. Faced with this problem, France Télévisions therefore considered radical solutions, even if it meant parting ways with Laurent Delahousse.
Laurent Delahousse in the hot seat
According to exclusive information from the magazine Here is, on newsstands this Friday, December 6, the journalist is also the target of strong criticism within his teams, who point out his attitude deemed problematic.
“The interviews became disastrous. He talks more than the guests. We can no longer stand his crossed arms, his professorial air. He is omnipotent“, confided an editor-in-chief in the columns of our colleagues.
The latter also deplores the recent interview of Laurent Delahousse with Lara Fabian. He regrets that the host did not mention Slimane, despite his role as co-author on several tracks from the artist's new album. A silence all the more critical as Slimane is accused of sexual harassment by two technicians on his tour.
Unacceptable behavior
And if the behavior of the father of Live-Helen, Sacha, Swann and Lino poses a real problem on the air, it is obviously the same behind the scenes. “He despises the people he works with. He never speaks to journalists and only speaks to his assistant“, specifies the source.
He would also have an unfortunate tendency to change the subject at the last minute, without informing anyone, simply following his own desires.
This recurring attitude is today one of the main reasons why he risks his position…
