Jordan De Luxe opened up about a traumatic experience during his appearance on *Ça commence aujourd’hui*, hosted by Faustine Bollaert. In an episode focused on male victims of harassment, he recounted a disturbing incident from when he was 20, involving a well-known actor. After a seemingly innocent evening turned sinister, he faced emotional turmoil and feelings of betrayal. Years later, he shared his story in his autobiography, *À quoi tu sers?*, highlighting the often-overlooked violence men endure.
Jordan De Luxe Opens Up About His Traumatic Experience
Recently appearing on the set of *Ça commence aujourd’hui*, hosted by the beloved Faustine Bollaert, Jordan De Luxe bravely shared a deeply personal story. This special episode, part of a week focused on harassment, is titled *Me Too: These Men Who Dare to Speak* and aims to amplify the often-overlooked voices of male victims of harassment and assault. In a heartfelt moment, Jordan, the former C8 host who now leads his own show, recounted a painful incident from his youth that profoundly impacted him.
A Night to Remember—For All the Wrong Reasons
At just 20 years old, Jordan encountered a well-known actor from the M6 network during what was supposed to be a casual evening. What began as a friendly outing took a sinister turn, leaving him with long-lasting emotional scars. While he chose not to disclose the identity of his aggressor, he recounted an experience filled with feelings of betrayal and confusion.
Jordan reflected on an evening spent with Geneviève de Fontenay, after which he found himself stranded without a way to get home. An older, famous actor offered him a place to stay, and without fully understanding the implications, he accepted. “I said yes. I’m an idiot, I shouldn’t have said yes. At that moment, I didn’t ask myself any questions,” he admitted. Once at the actor’s home, the atmosphere shifted dramatically. After being offered a drink, he soon felt a disorienting haze envelop him. “I just remember a hand grabbing my neck,” he said, recalling the moment that changed everything.
The next morning brought confusion as he awoke naked in the actor’s bed, with an open condom nearby. The actor’s dismissive comment, “Oh well, we had a very good evening yesterday, it was very nice,” left Jordan shocked and bewildered. Faced with his aggressor’s denial and attempts to downplay the incident, Jordan was left reeling.
Breaking the Silence and Finding Courage
As he prepared to leave, the actor handed him a letter to pass on to a host he hoped to meet, but the encounter ended abruptly as he was rushed to the RER station. Overwhelmed with emotion, Jordan confronted the actor, questioning the implications of needing to “sleep around to succeed.” The actor’s cold response—“No, not even, you will never succeed”—cut deep, leaving Jordan feeling diminished and robbed of any hope for justice or acknowledgment of his suffering. “This vision of the car leaving and the letter flying away, and the feeling of having been soiled… it’s absolute horror,” he expressed.
For years, Jordan kept this traumatic experience to himself, fearing the potential backlash on his emerging career. It wasn’t until the release of his autobiography, *À quoi tu sers?*, in 2024 that he felt ready to share his story. In this candid book, he details that fateful night, providing a rare insight into the violence faced by men and contributing to the broader conversation about harassment.