Boyard-Hanoun Clash: LFI MP Announces Complaint Against C8 Host

He promised not to stop there. Following Thursday night’s altercation with Cyril Hanuna during the “Touche pas à mon poste” program, LFI MP Louis Boyard announces he will file a complaint against the C8 host. “I will file a complaint with the thought of the millions of people who have been abused. Offended every time the TPMP invites the far right and makes racist and Islamophobic remarks on its airwaves,” he wrote on Twitter, echoing a press conference organized this Monday at the National Assembly.

The elected representative of rebellious France also reiterates his request to the President of the National Assembly, Yael Braun-Piva, to open a commission of inquiry into the activities of the Bolloré group, the owner of the Canal + group, of which C8 is a part. “The forces of money control 90% of our media. There is a democratic question. Open a commission to investigate the hold of the empire of Bollor,” he wrote on the same social network.

On Thursday evening, the LFI deputy left the set of TPMP live after a bitter quarrel with the channel’s flagship presenter. Invited to speak on the French takeover of the Ocean Viking, Louis Boyard explained in a press release distributed Friday that he “reminded that five billionaires own more than 27 million French people.” “I took a cue from Vincent Bolloré, boss of C8, whose Mediapart newspaper documented his involvement in land grab the local population in Cameroon, he continued.

Statements Subject to Prosecution

The tone between the two men rose. “You are a moron”, “you have lost your mind”, “a jester”, “you are shit”, “shut your mouth”, launched the TV presenter deputy from the third constituency of Val-de-Marne. This stream of insults, connected with the complaint of Louis Boyard, could not remain without consequences for Hanuna.

After all, these insults can directly lead to litigation. In September 2020, the Justice Department called on prosecutors to treat offensive remarks about elected officials as “disrespectful to a person holding public authority or in charge of a public service” above the heading “insult”.

Depending on the circumstances, the perpetrator of disrespecting an officer may face a prison sentence of up to one year and/or a fine of up to 7,500 or even 15,000 euros.

“I am whole, loyal, sincere and will always be myself on the air,” Cyril Hanuna assured on Twitter Monday morning, explaining that he was “blooded and truthful, like some politicians.” “The only thing I regret is that I offended him,” he admitted, admitting that “this is a bad example. Other than that, I have no regrets and will always protect my friends. »