It is a story that deeply marked the singer. In 2016, her husband, Patrick Antonelli, was charged with corruption in a false license case, which was revealed by the newspaper The Parisian. The man, manager of a driving school in Neuilly-sur-Seine, is accused of having helped personalities from the world of football, the media and the bourgeoisie of western Paris to obtain their license without passing an exam, for a tidy sum of money. The amounts collected could go up to 12,000 euros per permit, depending on the income of the individual concerned. In all, according to the newspaper, more than 250 permits have been issued illegally, from 2013 to 2015, for a financial gain of around one million euros.
Patrick Antonelli faces up to 10 years in prison
If the singer was not worried in the case, she suffered the consequences of it. For five months, her husband was placed in pre-trial detention, just like the prefecture employee who would have acted as her accomplice. "There was a lot of talk about me but not for my music. I felt damaged by something that was out of control. I suffered, I felt judged. ", she said in an interview with TV 7 Days. "I was really at the bottom. I ended up with my daughter in places I didn't want to be, " she added. On June 17, 2020, Patrick Antonelli will appear before the 15th chamber of the Nanterre Criminal Court. In a 3-day trial, he will have to explain the facts he is accused of. According to information held by our colleagues from Gala, the audience, classified among "special audiences" will be maintained despite Covid-19. If at the end of this trial, Patrick Antonelli is found guilty, he is liable to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to one million euros. For now, the man, like his accomplice, are presumed innocent.
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