Pascal Obispo was taken to court for the remake of The Ten Commandments scheduled for 2024. The case between him and Élie Chouraqui started this Thursday, December 7.
No brotherhood between Pascal Obispo and Eli Chouraqui. It’s even the opposite. Back with the album The Raining Beauty and his tour 30 years of success (whose concert was interrupted on December 6), the singer is in conflict with the director about the musical The ten Commandments, which celebrated two brothers: Ramses and Moses. Moved by evoking the illness of his friend Florent Pagny, the interpreter of Lucy And Fan annoyed viewers during his appearance on star Academy. They accuse him of an unpleasant attitude towards the students.
Recently, he paid tribute to Daniel Lévy, who died a year ago from cancer, by singing The desire to lovethe flagship title of the show launched in 2000. His widow, Sandrine Lévy, gave her consent for the use of her voice during the tour “The 10 Commandments – The desire to love” planned from March 2024. But not everyone agreed with this project…
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Pascal Obispo in court for the remake of the Ten Commandments
This Thursday, December 7, the Paris court listened to the arguments of both parties in the case between Pascal Obispo and Élie Chouraqui. Six lawyers, a judge, his assessors and clerks were gathered before the 3rd civil chamber to settle this story of songs and exploitation rights, says The Parisian. Élie Chouraqui says he is at the origin of Ten Commandmentswhose songs were composed by Pascal Obispo to the music, with lyrics by Lionel Florence and Patrice Guirao.
The director of the show is afraid that his creation will be betrayed with this return. He therefore accuses the singer of “copyright infringement“, “trademark infringement“, “unfair competition” And “parasitism”. The director’s lawyer spoke: “There are limits to bad faith“. It evokes a “old enmity over money matters” between the two artists. For him, the musical would not exist without his client and Pascal Obispo wishes him “pull the rug out from under you”. The producer, Albert Cohen, reportedly declared that he had also been in conflict with Élie Chouraqui for 20 years: “The author of the idea for this show is me”. The verdict will fall on January 17.
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