Cyril Hanouna, absent from his trial, reads SMS attributed to Louis Boyard in “TPMP”

PEOPLE – « We had a relationship as friends. Which he doesn’t want to admit, because now he has a mustache. » These words are those of Cyril Hanouna who, absent from his trial for insults uttered against Louis Boyard, defended himself on his show Don’t touch my postthis Tuesday, December 17, on C8.

« Louis Boyard, he really has nothing to do. Didn’t he have a session at the National Assembly today? » quips the star host of the channel, who revealed on the air what he says are screenshots of text messages exchanged with the member of France insoumise, in order to testify to the friendly relationship they had .

« Hello Cyril. I’m a member of parliament, and that’s darka. See you soon, we’re going to do some heavy lifting », We can read in one of the potential SMS messages from Louis Boyard intended for Cyril Hanouna, which we can see in the sequence below. To which the latter would have replied: “ I know. I’m so happy for you. You deserve it. You’re a genius. I love you so much and so proud of you. »

« It was so good tonight. My family thanks you for the song. Thanks for inviting me, and see you next time “, we read in another SMS attributed to Louis Boyard. “ You were at the top. Bravo to you my Louis. You are awesome “, the C8 host would then assure him. None of these exchanges have been verified by the courts.

Cyril Hanouna faces a fine of 12,000 euros, following the complaint filed by LFI deputy Louis Boyard, on November 23, 2022, with the constitution of a civil party against the C8 host, accusing him of having “insulted live for criticizing the owner of his channel” Vincent Bolloré. The judgment will be rendered on February 20, 2025.

“You idiot” ; “You’re an idiot.” ; “Tocard, go” ; “Jester, go” ; “You are shit” : five statements from the host in the section The quarter of an hour without filter of the show were singled out by Louis Boyard.

Louis Boyard defends himself at trial

Former columnist of TPMP during 2021, Louis Boyard was invited on November 10, 2022 as a deputy in an issue dedicated to the reception of the Ocean Viking migrant rescue boat. He then triggered the anger of Cyril Hanouna by evoking the “five richest people” of France who, according to him, “impoverish Africa”citing billionaire Vincent Bolloré, shareholder of companies in Africa and owner of the Canal+ group.

“It was the political statement that was insulted”because“in my capacity as a deputy, I pointed out the responsibility of (Vincent) Bolloré”insisted Louis Boyard at the court bar this Tuesday, estimating that there had been on the part of the host “a desire for censorship”. « I felt hatred” on set, he added.

For its part, the defense of Cyril Hanouna (who did not appear personally at the hearing) pointed to a “new brilliance” of the deputy. His lawyer Stéphane Hasbanian requested the release of the presenter, considering that he had “only responded to the invectives of Mr. Boyard”.

In February 2023, seized on this sequence of around ten minutes, Arcom sanctioned C8 with a record fine of 3.5 million euros. The media regulator considered that these comments were “violation of the rights of the guest, respect for his honor and reputation”adding that this sequence translates “a lack of awareness by the publisher of its obligation to control its broadcast”.

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