“I’m careful”, Rachida Dati gives a clear opinion after the controversy

Emmanuel Macron received several personalities at the Élysée Palace on Thursday April 11 to decorate them with the Legion of Honor. The President of the Republic wished to honor the television host Thierry Ardisson and the career of the composer Vladimir Cosma, known for his film scores, but also that of Sheila, who stood out last year by giving a very decided on the controversy arising from Juliette Armanet’s comments on the subject of the song The lakes of Connemara of Michel Sardou. The singer, now 77 years old and who confirmed that he was retiring after an event tour called I remember a goodbye is in turn preparing to be decorated by the husband of Brigitte Macron.

Next June, Michel Sardou must actually be done Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, one of the highest distinctions of the Nation. This announcement immediately caused several political figures to react, particularly on the Left, including the elected environmentalist Sandrine Rousseau. “The patriarchy will fall, it is already faltering. But they will all decorate each other first”, she posted earlier this week, referring to certain crude comments from Michel Sardou which may have been divisive in the past. Particularly on the set of 20H from Ruquier in September 2023 (BFM TV) !

Rachida Dati comes back against Sandrine Rousseau

Michel Sardou and Emmanuel Macron can nevertheless count on the support of Rachida Dati. The new Minister of Culture spoke from Rennes where she was traveling to meet the teams of the DRAC of Brittany, on Thursday April 11. “Obviously he has a temperament, he has a character”, she admitted everything in front of the horde of journalists. Then she recalled that the interpreter of Muslims did not have “not been implicated in behavior towards women”echoing certain texts which resurfaced at the same time as the controversy, notably that of the title Cities of solitude in which we can hear him singing in particular “I want to rape women”.

Zohra’s mother was quick to respond. “I also refer you to the words of authors or artists, or in books, writings. He has never attacked people or women. I am very careful about that”she immediately replied, pointing out that Michel Sardou had given his last concert of his career in Brest last month, after having had to postpone it due to health problems. “I paid homage to him, and he is someone who has lived the lives of a large majority of French people. So for the nation to pay tribute to him, I find it quite legitimate”she concluded firmly.

Michel Sardou leaves Paris to retire

Previously, Rachida Dati had already rushed to the aid of Emmanuel Macron after he had met Aya Nakamura with a view to asking her to sing for the opening or closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This information was at the origin of a vast controversy linked to remarks “unacceptable” pronounced against the singer. “Be careful of pretexts for attacking someone out of pure racism”she said during a session in the Senate on Tuesday March 12. “Attacking an artist for who she is is unacceptable, it is a crime”she recalled.

Michel Sardou therefore decided to stop singing and go on stage, he who also played in several plays between the end of the 1990s and until 2020. For our colleagues at Parisianlast month, he explained his choice. “I’m going to want to take a breather. This tour is long and tiring. I’m 77 years old! When I get off stage, after two hours, I’m done”he said, before confirming that he had moved with his wife Anne-Marie Périer. “I sold everything, Paris, Normandy… I’m going to the mountains, in the South. My wife is already there”he assured, before thanking with great irony the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, towards whom he had already been very critical.

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