Darius Rochebin's name might have only been a shooting star on LCI.
Recruited this summer with great fanfare by the news channel of the TF 1 group, the star presenter from Swiss television has been playing since the start of the “20 Hours of Darius Rochebin”, from 8 pm to 9:15 pm.
But at the end of October, the journalist was overtaken by accusations of harassment and sexual assault during his years at the presentation of the JT of the RTS, the French-speaking public channel, unveiled in the Swiss newspaper "Le Temps".
In a first, Darius Rochebin, who was enthroned in the middle of the re-entry photo of the channel alongside Davis Pujadas and Elizabeth Martichoux, therefore retired from the antenna, temporarily.
With AFP, the Swiss star stressed that he had "never been the subject of a complaint" and "never had an unwanted or illicit relationship".
He also said he was examining the legal consequences he wanted to bring to these revelations in the press.
In the meantime, it is the head of the political service of LCI and TF 1 Adrien Gindre who has acted for a week.
And not one more.
The fault of an already busy schedule for the latter, but also to falling audiences: 133,000 viewers (0.5% of PDA) this week against 238,000 (0.9%) the previous week with Darius Rochebin.
"They will negotiate a way out"
From Monday, it is Elizabeth Martichoux who will take over the installment, according to information from PureMédias, that the Parisian - Today in France is able to confirm.
On the other hand, she leaves her 8:15 am interview with Adrien Gindre, in the morning of Pascale de La Tour du Pin.
Officially, the replacement of Darius Rochebin by Elizabeth Martichoux should last only a few weeks.
"The management is very annoyed because Darius is in contract with LCI and they can not blame him anything", slips a frame of the chain.
Unofficially, the return of the former RTS star is very compromised on LCI.
"Darius will not come back to us," assures a journalist from the TF 1 group. He is currently in Switzerland with his family and promises to sue.
But this new business is very bad for LCI's image.
So, they will negotiate a way out.
It will now be played out between lawyers.
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For her part, Elizabeth Martichoux wins in passing.
“She had lived badly that her interview in the morning was reduced to ten minutes since the start of the school year, while it lasted twice last season, confides a relative.
His promotion at 8 p.m. is a double blow.
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