Solene Delinger
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11:37 a.m., February 14, 2023
Ambre Chalumeau was accused of plagiarism by author Racha Belmehdi following a column devoted to female rivalry. The cultural journalist criticized her for being inspired by her book “Rivality, female name”, without ever quoting her. Monday February 13, Yann Barthès defended his columnist and praised his work. Ambre Chalumeau, she assured that she had never read the book in question.
A particularly scathing point. Monday, February 13, Ambre Chalumeau, accused of plagiarism by the author Racha Belmehdi, wanted to make things clear. Singled out for being inspired by Rivalry, female namethe journalist’s book, without ever quoting her, Yann Barthès’ columnist firmly denied: “I did not use this book without quoting it, contrary to what the author says in her Instagram post”, hammered the young woman in full live.
Ambre Chalumeau swears not to have read the book
“Thursday, in a meeting, we decided to talk about the rivalry of women in culture. I came across several essays on the subject, including the book in question. I asked to receive it because I was perhaps planning to finish the column with a reading recommendation”, develops Ambre Chalumeau who claims not to have finally “read” the book but preferred “to compile several sources and personal knowledge” to write her column. Rachida Dati was invited on the set of Daily that evening and Ambre Chalumeau wanted to bounce back from her legendary rivalry with Anne Hidalgo. The young journalist ensures that the examples she cited do not come from the book.
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— Daily (@Qofficiel) February 13, 2023
“You work very well, Amber”
The columnist explains that she has made things clear in the hope that this controversy “will not discredit the work” carried out by the teams of Daily. “The speed with which all this has taken on such a scale is dizzying and can give food for thought,” she concludes. “You work very well Ambre. We will send the book back to him,” added Yann Barthès, defending his columnist.
Author Racha Belmehdi immediately reacted to this sequence on her Instagram account. “Is it so hard to apologize? This television moment is a mark of contempt. The mark of impunity and arrogance so immense that we can sweep away thousands of protests “, she estimated before telling the teams of Daily to “keep” his book and “learn”.