Pierre Palmade facing justice: this “very comfortable” salary that he has received since the accident despite the cessation of his activities

This Wednesday, November 20, 2024, the trial of Pierre Palmade opens, who appears before the criminal court of Melun (Seine-et-Marne) for “unintentional injuries”, after the serious accident he caused. Since the tragedy, the comedian has lived far from the spotlight, but continues to earn a very comfortable salary.

A year and a half after the accident caused by Pierre Palmade, which destroyed many livesthe trial opens this Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at the Melun criminal court. What does Pierre Palmade face who, under the influence of narcotics, drove into another car in Villiers-en-Bière, near the house he owned and where he had just spent several hours starting illicit substances, with his guests? The 56-year-old comedian has gone through several stagesfrom his hospitalization at the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital to his stay in the addiction department of the Paul-Brousse hospital in Villejuif, before moving to Bordeaux, while awaiting his judgment.

Pierre Palmade’s career ended on February 10, 2023, but the comedian seems determined to resume his activities in the future, having already sent proposals to important people in the industry. “He is convinced that he can come back. Pierre still does not understand the extent of what happened. He downplays the events a lot and thinks he will be able to do his job again in the near future. He finds it difficult to admit that his return is impossible so he writes, he writes, he writes“, confided one of his former friends to BFMTV.

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What has Pierre Palmade been living on since the accident he caused?

Abandoned by most of his friends, notably Muriel Robin, who no longer wants to hear from him, Pierre Palmade returned to his house in Cély-en-Bière, too associated with the drama from now on. According to Le Parisien, the actor has already bought a house in Bordeaux, where he lives, near the home of his sister Hélène. But what has Pierre Palmade been living on since his activities stopped? Still according to Le Parisien, he lives comfortably, thanks to his royalties and the insurance he has received since his stroke, which brings him 7,000 euros per month. Very comfortable income for those who now live as recluses, far from show business.

Pierre Palmade trial: what does the comedian risk?

Already convicted in 2019 for “use of narcotics”, Pierre Palmade finds himself repeat offenders. The actor therefore incurs “a sentence of 14 years of imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 euros”according to the Melun prosecutor, Jean-Michel Bourlès. If the qualification of “involuntary manslaughter” had been retained, the penalty incurred would have been 20 years in prison.