“I'm going to make friends, but it doesn't matter
,” quipped Pierre Arditi this Friday, February 16 on the set of “C à vous”.
The actor was invited to the talk dinner hosted by Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine to promote his return to the stage at the Pépinière Théâtre.
Pierre Arditi shares his passion for reading and affirms loud and clear:
“Nothing and no one will stop me from playing old in front of you”
.
A replica of the play
Lapin
by Samuel Benchetrit, which he stopped performing on January 6.
In 2023, Pierre Arditi suffered several illnesses on stage.
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This evening, the actor wanted to mention another of his prides, the series
Alphonse
, broadcast on Prime Video and directed by Nicolas Bedos.
“A magnificent, totally atypical work
,” comments Pierre Arditi.
But shortly before the episodes were put online, Nicolas Bedos was accused of “sexual assault while drunk” by a 25-year-old young woman.
The events allegedly took place in a private club in Paris last June.
Nicolas Bedos risks five years of imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
He will also be tried in September 2024 for
“
sexual assault and sexual harassment” for facts dating back to June 2018 and May 2023.
Too bad if I make enemies, I prefer to have a little courage.
I would have none for people who deserve severe punishment
Pierre Arditi in “C to you”
“Nicolas is in turmoil
,” begins Pierre Arditi, who is filming for the third time with Guy Bedos’ son.
After
Monsieur et Madame Adelman
in 2016 and
La Belle époque
in 2019.
“He recognized a certain number of things which are serious, but which are not rapes I think.
In any case, there is something called one, the presumption of innocence, two, justice.
Justice will say what it must say
,” he continues before adding:
“I can’t imagine that we would ruin the career of this guy who has absolutely crazy talent.”
Pierre Arditi insists on the fact that talent
“does not allow everything”
and that
“women are right to revolt against behaviors which are no longer admissible”
.
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“I honestly don’t think that Nicolas falls into this trap
,” continues Pierre Arditi.
“I wanted to say it because, too bad if I make enemies, he has always looked at me a bit as if I were a second father and I always look at him as if I had a second son to whom I do not I wasn't expecting.
Too bad if I make enemies, I prefer to have a little courage.
I would have none for people who deserve a severe punishment
,” he adds.
The promotion of the
Alphonse
series has been kept silent, according to the wishes of the Amazon platform, following the accusations weighing against the director today.
“Except that word of mouth meant that at one point, it was tremendously watched
,” remarks Pierre Arditi.