It passed through several hands, yet no one noticed anything.
But that was without taking into account the insight of Internet users.
Saturday evening, while Julien and Patrick Fiori performed
Que tu reviens
as part of the finale of season 11 of
“Star Academy”
, several viewers, in fact, discovered that one of the dancers of the telecrochet hosted by Nikos Aliagas was brandishing a copy of the
Rivarol
newspaper .
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A dancer from “Star Academy” holds in her hands a copy of Rivarol, a far-right newspaper.
Screenshot.
Founded in 1951,
Rivarol
(named after counter-revolutionary Antoine de Rivarol) is a flagship publication of the French far right.
In 2022, its publishing director, Jérôme Bourbon (real name Fabrice), was convicted of contesting a crime against humanity and provoking hatred towards Jews due to a video in which he discussed the Vel roundup. of Winter.
He stated in particular that Marshal Pétain had
“always opposed the slightest persecution or attack against French Jews”.
The same year, the newspaper had its approval withdrawn by the CPPAP, a measure which eliminates tax advantages and reduced postal rates enjoyed by newspapers.
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Seeing the controversy growing, Endemol France was quick to react and released a message this Sunday morning
on entertainment, kindness and cohesion.
We regret and strongly condemn that a propaganda newspaper, in total opposition to the values of the “Star Academy”, appeared in a table last night during the final
,” assured the production company before promising:
“We We are currently investigating to understand how this was put during the broadcast.
The necessary sanctions will be taken accordingly
.
And to conclude:
“We apologize to viewers, artists and students”
.