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On November 23, Dominique de Villepin reacted to the ousting of actress Melissa Barrera from the cast of the American film “Scream VII” on the show “Quotidien”, on TMC. On set, the former Prime Minister associated Jews with financial domination of the media and the world of culture. Words that caused controversy.
Dominique de Villepin in turmoil? Last Thursday, the former Prime Minister was the guest on the show Daily, on TMC. On the set, he made questionable comments. The former head of government commented on the ousting of actress Melissa Barrera from the cast of the American film Scream VII. The actress had published a message accusing Israel of genocide and ethnic cleansing. “Gaza is like a concentration camp,” she wrote on Instagram. Dominique de Villepin associated Jews with financial domination over the media and the world of culture.
Defended by François Hollande
He has been criticized for three days now. But some voices are being heard to defend him. François Hollande estimates, for example, Franceinfo that the former Prime Minister did not intend to be anti-Semitic. “I have known Dominique de Villepin for a long time. I do not want to believe that he had this intention. He simply mentioned what could happen in the United States. Now, we must be careful with the idea that there would have a kind of Jewish oligarchy,” warns the former president.
Others are less lenient than François Hollande, like the boss of the Republicans Éric Ciotti, who speaks of conspiracy theories after the comments of the former minister of Jacques Chirac. “We see, implicitly, to what extent financial domination, over the media and over the world of the art of music, weighs heavily. Because they cannot say what they think, quite simply because the contracts stop immediately,” explained the former Prime Minister.
A problematic projection according to several observers or political leaders. But the former head of government brushed off the criticism on Sunday evening on LCI. “All roads lead to Rome, but not all roads of criticism lead to anti-Semitism,” emphasizes Dominique de Villepin. The latter refutes any anti-Semitic remarks and assures that he was criticizing the violence of single thought in the United States.