He took care of his arrival.
At midday this Thursday, Cyril Hanouna announced on X that he was “on his way to the Assembly!”
» In a dark suit and thumbs up, the host of “Touche pas à mon poste” photographed himself in the front of a truck driven by his columnist, Raymond Aabou.
A light communication, contrasting with the solemnity of the moment he was about to experience.
Heard by the National Assembly's commission of inquiry into the allocation of TV frequencies, the face of C8 had to respond under oath to the parliamentarians' questions.
Around his neck, his status as “person most called to order by the PAF”, with around twenty reprimands from Arcom, the audiovisual regulator, including fines of several million euros.
Nothing to destabilize “Baba”.
From his first speech, the host-producer considered that his presence in front of the deputies was “an opportunity”.
That of recounting his success on television after an early career in the form of “crossing the desert”.
“I am here to explain my daily work to you, how we make
Touche pas à mon poste
,” he summarized.
" I am disturbing "
The subject of sanctions was quickly raised.
During the discussions, Cyril Hanouna returned several times to the different sequences identified by Arcom.
His insults against Louis Boyard, his former columnist who became a member of the National Assembly?
He regrets them but at that time did not see “a deputy” but rather “a friend who betrayed
(him)
”.
His comments on the Lola affair, when he called on the air for an “immediate trial” and “direct life imprisonment” for the main suspect in the murder of this young girl in 2022?
A “father’s” reaction, even if “it’s not good”.
As for the fake news about “zombie drugs” broadcast on his show in fall 2023, it was a “small mistake” that “many media outlets” also made.
In general, Cyril Hanouna estimated that his daily broadcast “very little fake news” thanks to the “well-established work process” put in place by his teams.
The C8 star also stressed that the facts with which he was accused represented only 0.1% of his 5,000 hours of air time on the channel.
“I think we are doing well,” he said, denouncing several times a “relentlessness” against his programs.
In its sights, competition jealous of its success.
" I am disturbing.
»
Assuring that he is setting “more and more limits”, because “we can say fewer and fewer things today”, Cyril Hanouna also judged the fines imposed on him by Arcom to be “disproportionate”.
And denied that they were without consequences.
“It’s a tragedy,” he said, adding that he tries each time “to know how not to repeat the same mistakes.”
To support his statements, he explained that these financial sanctions had led to the cancellation of several programs planned on C8, including some produced by H2O, his production company.
Baba also revealed that he sometimes put his hand in his pocket to personally help his broadcaster pay them.
Without forgetting snack time at 4:30 p.m.!
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👉🏽 Follow my hearing by the Commission of Inquiry of the National Assembly live with #BabaCommission #DirectAN pic.twitter.com/duk3i0ydPN
— Cyril Hanouna (@Cyrilhanouna) March 14, 2024
Sometimes tense, Cyril Hanouna has often been mocking towards parliamentarians.
Multiplying the invitations to come on his set, he did not hesitate to joke about a member cut off by the president of the Commission of Inquiry due to exceeding her speaking time.
“If you had been in
Fort Boyard
, you would have lost the key,” he laughed, also indicating a little later that he had to have his “snack at 4:30 p.m.”.
A way to remind MPs of their obligation to leave at this precise time due to upcoming live on C8.
The latter will be entirely devoted to his hearing this Thursday.
To the parliamentarians who were worried about the treatment that “TPMP” was going to give them that same evening, Baba wanted to reassure: “We are just going to tell our viewers about this wonderful adventure and this good time that I am spending by your side”.