Pierre-Jean Chalençon in Deal concluded, It's over ! On Wednesday June 24, 2020, the Napoleon Bonaparte enthusiast announced that he was leaving the auction show, after a new controversy sparked by a photo taken with Dieudonné. "I have decided in accordance with the production of Business Concluded to withdraw myself from the recordings as of today (…) I made a mistake, I said it, and I apologize to those who this photo could offend or hurt", he confided on the blog of Jean-Marc Morandini. But the owner of the Vivienne palace probably needed to empty his bag.
Friday July 3, 2020, Pierre-Jean Chalençon settled his accounts with a buyer of ’Deal concluded in an interview with the Belgian site SouthInfo. "I don't want to be mean but by dint of broadcasting and rebroadcasting in the morning, day, night, at some point, we kill the show. We are totally connected with Sophie (Davant). In fact, she has given me her full support throughout this story. She is my friend and it is true. While there are some people on the show, including a certain Belgian, who drooled over my face. Finally, the added parts will always be added parts.", he swung about Gérald Watelet, occasional buyer since 2018.
Gérald Watelet restores his truth
It remains to be seen whether Gérald Watelet really has a grudge against Pierre-Jean Chalençon. Asked by Star TV, whose next issue will be available on newsstands Monday July 27, 2020, the Belgian buyer ofDeal concluded assured the contrary. "I really do nothing against him. We saw each other very little because I'm not there all the time on the show. It was right a colleague", he declared before specifying that he did not"particular affinities"with the art collector. And to add about his departure:"It's sad but with his experience and his address book, he will bounce back. "Rather benevolent confidences.
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