An investigation into domestic violence was opened against the flagship host of M6 Stéphane Plaza after the accusations of two women, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, confirming information from Mediapart.
Two letters from women were received at the Paris public prosecutor’s office alleging violence committed by Stphane Plaza during (their) relationship, the public prosecutor’s office said.
In an investigation broadcast in September, the Mediapart information site, based on the testimonies of three of the host’s former companions, explained that it had gathered numerous elements and stories testifying to mistreatment by the real estate agent popularized by M6 on three of his companions: humiliation, threats, verbal violence and, for two of them, physical violence.
The host formally contested these accusations.
His lawyers then denounced defamatory and insulting accusations. They had considered that Mediapart (had) acted as relay for three women who undermine the dignity of Stphane Plaza, and who are the subject of a criminal complaint that he filed (against them) for harassment and cyberharassment.
Contact on Tuesday, one of the host’s lawyers did not wish to react.
Following the publication of this article, the M6 group announced that it had opened an internal investigation in order to bring to light certain points which had not been reported.
The audiovisual group did not wish to react to the announcement of the opening of the investigation and said it was waiting for the results of the internal investigation.
Initially a real estate agent, Stphane Plaza became a star of the small screen when M6 propelled him in 2006 to the lead of the show Searching for an apartment or house, then Maison Vente (2007) and Chasseurs d’appart (2015).
Designated for several years as the French’s favorite presenter, he is one of the sure values of M6, bringing together several million viewers with his different programs.
In January 2022, the M6 group became the majority shareholder of its network of real estate agencies which has some 660 franchises across France.