Brigitte Macron (72), wife of the French president, last Saturday described a group of feminist activists who burst into the show featuring the comedian as “stupid bitches”. Ary Abittan (51 years old), accused of rape.
An accusation that … This dates back to 2021 when a woman filed a complaint against the interpreter for sexual abuse but two years later it was archived for lack of evidence. Despite everything, the actor’s reputation has been tarnished.
This is why last weekend, a group of women interrupted their show by hiding behind masks, pronouncing the word “rapist” and shouting “Abittan rapist”. Faced with this, the actor’s legal team came forward and criticized this “radical method” of protest.
“Stupid bitches”
Brigitte Macron was present on the show with her daughter on Sunday, the day after the controversy. Tiphaine Auziere and spoke with Abittan before going on stage, according to a video published Monday by local media ‘Public’. “I’m scared,” Abittan is heard saying in the footage. “If there are assholes, we will throw them out,” replies Brigitte Macron bluntly and in a joking tone, using a vulgar expression in French.
The feminist group behind Saturday’s action, #NousToutes, transformed the insult into a hashtag on social media and many publications shared it in a sign of support.
The team of the French president’s wife explained that her reaction was due to “a criticism of the radical method”
Brigitte Macron’s team considered that her remarks should be considered as “a criticism of the radical method used by those who interrupted the show”.
France has been rocked in recent years by a series of accusations of rape and sexual assault against renowned figures in the world of culture. The best known actor Gérard Depardieuwho was convicted in May of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021, which he denies.
The French president, Emmanuel Macronexpressed his admiration for Depardieu in 2023 and declared then that the actor was the subject of a “witch hunt” and that he defended the presumption of innocence.
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