Michel Cymes is once again in turmoil. Barely out of a controversy, he was attacked again. On Tuesday 23 February 2021, one of his fellow doctors named Marc Gozlan indeed dropped a bombshell on Twitter: the doctor claims that Michel Cymes would have copied, for the needs of his show It is going much better, Weekly broadcast Thursday, February 21, 2021 on RTL, one of his blog posts. The post in question, titled Love and sexuality in the time of Covid-19 was published on the blogging platform of World Sunday 14 February 2021."Hey, Michel Cymes, you are not ashamed to copy almost word for word and from A to Z my blog post to write your news for RTL France? ", wrote Marc Gozlan, visibly upbeat, before adding: "Readers will judge!" hashtag tracking "# EtLaDéontologieDansToutÇa #press or #journalism". To support his comments, the freelance forensic journalist has attached several screenshots.
Apologies from Michel Cymes
Used to scandals and mea-culpa, Michel Cymes immediately wanted to give his version of the facts. The host updated, at 4:50 p.m., the article accompanying the excerpt from the program posted on the RTL site, in order to explain his approach: "At the opening of my show last Sunday, as often, I picked up some unusual news or anecdotes from the press", he admitted before returning to the accusations of his colleague: "It goes without saying that I am quoting my sources whether they are newspaper articles or scientific journals. This time, taken by the flow of the show, I did not, I therefore apologize to the author of the resumed info, Marc Gozlan, and the site that hosts his blog, LeMonde.fr ", he said.
Marc Gozlan also asked RTL to pay him for the work provided: "He committed double plagiarism: writing AND audio. He not only copied my blog post but also read the beginning of my text on the air.", he added. The channel has yet to react, however.
.@RTLFrance, could you contact me to pay me the amount of Michel Cymes' freelance? He completely copied my blog post without my knowledge of my own accord. Please always prefer the original (on my blog hosted by @lemondefr) to the pale copy #plagiarism #journalism pic.twitter.com/snfpg9fdIj
– Marc Gozlan (@MarcGozlan) February 23, 2021
But what a wanker this Michel Cymes! He mustn't have sprained his wrist too much to write his article on masturbation at the time of the # COVID19 for @RTLFrance by copying word for word my blog post 'Love and sexuality in the time of Covid-19' https://t.co/pnftriQQ7e pic.twitter.com/Na2tcCNY0t
– Marc Gozlan (@MarcGozlan) February 23, 2021
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