Cyril Hanouna was to be tried today for “insults” in TPMP, at the request of Louis Boyard, but the trial was postponed because… the MP’s lawyer was absent!

Cyril Hanouna, who was to be tried today in Paris for insults uttered on the set of his show “Touche pas à mon poste” (TPMP) against LFI deputy Louis Boyard in 2022, was finally sent back to the 17 December for procedural reasons. The civil party filed a request for adjournment due to a calendar incompatibility, Louis Boyard’s lawyer being in Guyana for another case.

The hearing will finally take place before the 17th criminal chamber of the Paris judicial court on December 17.

Cyril Hanouna will appear for public insult to a corporate body, a civil servant, a holder of authority or a citizen responsible for a public service, by word, writing, image or means of electronic communication. He faces a fine of 12,000 euros.

On November 23, 2022, LFI deputy Louis Boyard filed a civil complaint against the C8 host, accusing him of having “insulted him live for having criticized the owner of his channel” Vincent Bolloré.

Former TPMP columnist, Louis Boyard was invited in an issue dedicated to welcoming the Ocean Viking migrant boat, on November 10, 2022.

Seized on this sequence of around ten minutes, concluded by the departure of Louis Boyard to the boos of the public, Arcom sanctioned C8 in February 2023 with a record fine of 3.5 million euros.

The media regulator considered that these remarks “infringed the rights of the guest, respect for his honor and reputation”, adding that this sequence reflected “a lack of awareness by the publisher of its obligation to control its broadcast “.

Louis Boyard but also Cyril Hanouna had each announced legal proceedings targeting the other after this broadcast.