Heard by deputies on Thursday, host
Cyril Hanouna presented himself as a champion of
“popular”
television
, ensuring that controversies only represented
“0.1%”
of his airtime.
“There is real relentlessness on my shows, we know that.
I'm disturbing
,” he assured during this hearing conducted by the National Assembly's commission of inquiry into the allocation of DTT frequencies.
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On this occasion, he was questioned by deputies of different political colors.
The atmosphere became slightly tense during an exchange with LFI rapporteur Aurélien Saintoul.
Among other subjects, the Louis Boyard affair was mentioned several times.
In November 2022, Cyril Hanouna insulted the MP on his set of “Touche pas à mon poste!”.
After a little mea culpa, the host considered that it was
“the betrayal”
of this
“friend”
, a former columnist for one of his shows, which had made him come off his hinges.
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"I'm the only one who gives times here..."
LFI MP Sarah Legrain wanted to return to this point.
By asking him, in the course of a long question, if he considered that those who appeared on his show were
“indebted”
to him or
“under the influence of possible denigration.”
She cited the case of Bertrand Chameroy, with whom the C8 troublemaker no longer maintains good relations.
Due to lack of time, the president of the commission Quentin Bataillon, a Renaissance elected official, asked his colleague to
“conclude”
.
Cyril Hanouna, more and more at ease as the audition progressed, allowed himself to say ironically:
“You have exceeded the time, Madam, if you had been in “Fort Boyard”, you would have lost the key."
A reference to a France 2 entertainment test during which the candidate must find the answer to a riddle, within a time limit.
Quentin Bataillon then gently reminded him that there are not two Fouras fathers in the hemicycle:
“I am the only one to give the times here…”
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On other occasions, Cyril Hanouna, who said he was
“happy”
and even flattered to be auditioned, let out humorous remarks.
Faced with RN deputy Philippe Ballard - a former LCI journalist - who assured him that we can
“retrain”
after TV, he exclaimed:
“So, yes, we can retrain.
Maybe in two years I will be in your place, and I will audition a host..."