On January 11, 2022, a former journalist from RMC and BFMTV filed a complaint in Paris against Jean-Jacques Bourdin for attempted sexual assault supposedly occurring in 2013 in Corsica; the complaint was not disclosed by The Parisian until the 15th. While he denied the charges and continued to be on the air for some time, the journalist eventually had to step down. He would live very badly this period and his wife Anne Nivat adds for her part that she believes in pure and simple malevolence.
He is seriously lacking in kindness
On January 29, Anne Nivat was a guest of the show We are live on France 2, to discuss his book France from the front (Fayard) and, of course, she was questioned about the ongoing case against her husband. The great reporter then issued accusations without being able to give names. “There are leaks which astonish us enormously and which show that, in his professional entourage, he seriously lacks benevolence (…) There are leaks which are found in The Parisianand that surprises us a lot (…) With regard to Jean-Jacques, there are truly people who seek to harm us“, she said, as she thought to herself “affected“by what is happening in his marriage.
All this of course with anonymous sources
Anne Nivat was thus offended by a new paper from the Parisianon the 29th, who wondered if the career of Jean Jacques Bourdin was nearing the end, as his contract officially ends next June. She believes that the daily goes too far, giving too many private details including their Paris address. But she also attacked The Obs who had published an article on the 21st saying that the management was wondering about the future of her husband and gave the names of the political guests to come on her husband’s show. “All that of course with anonymous sources – I respect the possibility of the anonymous source, but when there are too many, it’s still a bit much (…) However, there is a limited number of people who know my husband’s upcoming guests“, she said, visibly convinced that there are moles in the close entourage and a desire to harm.
This forced retirement is a torture
For his part, Jean-Jacques Bourdin fulminates. “The three spacious terraces of his brand new loft on Boulevard Raspail in Paris do not prevent Jean-Jacques Bourdin from feeling like a lion in a cage. In the midst of the presidential election, this forced retirement is torture for the 72-year-old journalist“, written thus The Parisian in his report of the 29th. The daily specifies that he has not set foot in his office since the 22nd.For him, there is no business. He saw it as an injustice“, specifies a relative.
With the newspaper, several relatives are willing to admit that the journalist is the seductive type – we are talking about a game of “yellow slips” with friends a long time ago to parody the stages of the Tour de France which has become a round of blows. one evening – but that, unlike PPDA, no one has ever heard the slightest rumor about him, nor have they ever had to be extra vigilant in his presence. Above all, the journalist wants to be able to end his career in style, hence his great annoyance at this affair that only justice can settle in his favor or not. In the meantime, while he could lose his job, Jean-Jacques Bourdin probably has other tricks up his sleeve. “Bourdin will not want to end his career on this. He’s got too much self-esteem to just fade away“, adds a relative.
Note that the new number ofWe are livein which Anne Nivat took part as well as various guests including Valérie Lemercier, Gad Elmaleh or Marc Lavoine, attracted 987,000 viewers (14.3% of PDM).