Involved in three cases of sexual assault, the columnist of the Canal Football Club (CFC) Pierre Ménès will not participate in the Sunday show, according to information from
L'Equipe
confirmed Tuesday by Canal + to AFP.
To read also: After the regrets of Marie Portolano and the tribune of Nathalie Iannetta, Pierre Ménès reiterates his "sincere apologies"
"We confirm that Pierre Ménès will not be present on the Canal Football Club on Sunday,"
said the encrypted channel in the evening.
She gave no explanation for the scheduled absence of her star columnist, in the turmoil since the revelations that occurred on the sidelines of the broadcast of Marie Portolano's documentary on sexism in sports journalism on March 21.
According to
L'Equipe
,
"the columnist sent an email Monday to the sports management to indicate that he did not wish" to
participate in the program presented by Hervé Mathoux, until then on hiatus due to the absence championship matches, and
“that he needed a rest”
.
"Nevertheless, the management of Canal +, which launched an internal investigation last Thursday, did not intend to bring Pierre Ménès back to the CFC stage this week,"
assures the sports newspaper.
No return planned in the following shows
Le Monde
for its part cited a source
"to the management of the channel"
according to which the consultant will not return in the following shows either.
“There is no return date.
This is until further notice, ”
said this source daily.
Asked by AFP, Canal + did not comment.
Pierre Ménès is strongly criticized for having lifted Marie Portolano's skirt in front of the CFC audience in 2016 before, according to the journalist, grabbing her buttocks, and for having forcibly kissed journalist Isabelle Moreau and columnist Francesca Antoniotti on television. .
Read also: Pierre Ménès at the heart of the controversy after Marie Portolano's documentary
Passages from Marie Portolano's documentary, where the columnist is confronted with the first two cases, were cut from the version broadcast on Canal +, accused of censorship.
Pierre Ménès, who reiterated Monday his
"sincere apologies"
for his actions, was excluded last week from the famous football simulation game Fifa of which he was one of the star commentators.
