Asked by Le Parisien, the neighbors of Ari Boulogne gave very dark testimonies about the photographer, who died at his home in the 15th arrondissement of Paris on Saturday May 20, 2023, at the age of 60.
professional photographer, Ari Boulogne long claimed to be the actor’s son Alain Delon, who had an affair with her mother, the German singer Nico. Nevertheless, the sacred monster of French cinema has always denied this paternity. 60-year-old Christian Aaron Paffgen, his real name, was found dead at his home in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, on Saturday May 20, 2023. It is a woman presenting herself as being his companion who has discovered the body of the photographer on the night of Friday May 19 to Saturday May 20, 2023, after returning from a trip to the provinces, and who warned the police around 4am.
Afterwards, Ari Boulogne’s self-proclaimed companion was taken into custody for failing to assist a person in danger. Asked by The Parisian Sunday May 21, 2023, the neighbors of the illegitimate son of Alain Delon gave very dark testimonies concerning the deceased. “He had health problems. He could not move and above all, he was a drug addict. Every day here, it was the broom of the delivery man of narcotics“said one of Ari Boulogne’s neighbors. Hemiplegic, the photographer moved around in a wheelchair, and lived on the 5th floor of a public housing building. His body was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition by the police.
“The police came regularly to calm Ari Boulogne and his partner,” says a neighbor of the couple
One of the residents of the building also doubts the version delivered by the companion of the deceased. “I’m sure I saw this woman last week in the building. I don’t know if it really fits with a body in a state of decomposition“, she launched. In any case, the couple did not have a good reputation within the building.They are far from pleasant neighbors. At their home, there were often shouting, arguments, violence. The police came regularly to calm them down. This lady is strange. The guardian has already had trouble with her. Her granddaughter was placed in foster care. Her two other children are grown and no longer live there.“said another neighbor.