After weeks of interruption, We are not lying has made a comeback France 2 Saturday May 23. To respect the security measures linked to the coronavirus, only Laurent Ruquier and his columnists, Valérie Trierweiler and Philippe Besson, were permanently present on the set. The guests paraded in groups of three or four. Camélia Jordana was invited on the show. After talking about the situation of intermittent workers in the show, the 27-year-old artist wanted to denounce the violence and police blunders. While Philippe Besson interrupted the singer, wondering that "everyone hates the police", the latter quickly replied: "There are men and women who are massacred daily, in France, every day, for no other reason than their skin color. This is one of the reasons why people are angry with the police, " she dropped.
Internet users turned against Camélia Jordana
If Philippe Besson tried to recall that "these cops are still there basically to protect us and keep us safe", Camélia Jordana was not of the same opinion: "But there are thousands of people who don't feel safe from a cop. And I am one of them. Today, my hair is relaxed, but when I have frizzy hair, I don't feel safe facing a cop in France, really! ". The young woman continued her momentum, deploring the impunity enjoyed by the police perpetrators of facies. "Perhaps if certain measures were taken rather than having them dismissed permanently each time", she said, adding that"In general, these are men who are killed, black or Arab or simply not white". On the canvas, the artist's words caused an uproar. Many internet users have taken offense.
Dear @Camelia_Jordana I'm wrong when you say that thousands of #French don't feel safe from a #cop! Your demo speech shows a lack of knowledge of our profession and is based on a fashion which tends towards the detestation of #policiers… ⬇️ https://t.co/skK3KifDRp
– Abdoulaye.Kant (@ AbdoulayeK3) May 23, 2020
#onpc “Do what I say, not what I do. "The moralization of the singers, I'm fed up, but Bored …! #cameliaJordana You pumped so much air into my procedures that I would need a respirator …
– Alexandre Bertrand ??? (@AlexBdeBeauvoir) May 23, 2020
May 14, 2020, a candidate for the reality show The people of Marseilles broadcast on W9, Alix Desmoineaux, also attacked the police in a video posted on her Instagram account while she was driving in the car three days after the end of the confinement. The candidate known for her numerous clashes on television had denounced the actions of the cross police on her way during a check. Christophe Castaner had even been arrested.
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