In court, Yann Moix faces his parents for defamation and insults. The writer fully took responsibility for his comments made against his parents.
He accused them of a multitude of abuses, including beatings and humiliating punishments. The parents, also present in court, seated in the front row in the audience, did not flinch during a long questioning of the defendant.. His younger brother Alexandre, in long-standing conflict with him, even claimed to have suffered the abuse described by Yann. Moix.