PPDA accused of rape: “ambiguity”, “kisses on the neck” … his defense in “Quotidien” struggles to convince viewers: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

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“I wanted to tell my truth tonight. ” On Wednesday March 3, 2021, Patrick Poivre d´Arvor visited the plateau of Daily – program hosted by Yann Barthès on TMC – to respond to the accusations leveled against him by the writer Florence Porcel. The latter lodged a complaint against the famous journalist for acts of “aggravated rape” committed between 2004 and 2009. In front of the cameras, the one nicknamed PPDA categorically denied the statements of his accuser, against whom he lodged a complaint with his turn. He thus asserted that he "nothing ever happened " and that his few interviews with Florence Porcel have always taken place “in a professional setting ”. The former TV news star TF1 mentioned his “great anger ” in the face of these words which, according to him, “don't hold up ”, ensuring that the young woman had done “a fixation" on him. Patrick Poivre d´Arvor also returned to the book Pandorini, in which the author would have "builds a fiction ” total. Still according to him, Florence Porcel would have decided to file a complaint after noting that his work "was not selling too much ”.

Asked about the testimonies of his former colleagues, who evoke “an ambiguity ” in their professional relations and in the more than questionable behavior on his part, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor assures us that everything is only"invention". But the journalist felt, however, that things were perceived differently in his time. “This behavior, where there were sometimes little kisses on the neck, little compliments, charm or seduction, is no longer accepted by the younger generations.”, he concedes. If he "regret ” this attitude and recognizes having “maybe dredged ”, PPDA considers that it has never "made of heavy dredging ”. Explanations that absolutely did not convince viewers of TMC, many to have expressed their indignation on social networks.

Internet users totally revolted by the words of Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

"Ah yes the ambiguity …": that sentence sums up this (long) interview pretty well "," Catastrophic interview. Him, on the defensive and incoherent in his words (in addition to mixing everything up) and Barthès who serves no other purpose than to let his guest serve his soup. What is this show? ”,“ I zapped to not see the face of Sarkozy mounted on springs and I came across PPDA who explained to us that all that happened to him was because of his charm and his notoriety . Why am I still turning on the TV ”,“PPDA chouine on Quotidien is just despicable. Not to mention that he lets go quietly that he misses the good times of the little kisses on the intern's neck … ","Victimization, discredit, 'we can't flirt anymore', smoke screens, 'I support the liberation of speech', 'social media tribunal' … We should have made a drinking game"," PPDA who comes out in the greatest calm that he understands that we live in a time where kisses in the neck are no longer tolerated "," Mr PPDA you 'dredged' by making 'kisses in the neck '? I'm sorry but yeah, it's heavy flirtation especially from an older man with power, whatever you say ”,“ 'Sometimes little kisses on the neck' but boy it's an assault hello ”,“Ah well no, man, you are not in the heavy flirtation, there, you are already in the sexual assault in fact”,“ Uh… when was that ok actually? ”, can we read among the hundreds of comments on Twitter. Patrick Poivre d'Arvor remains presumed innocent of the facts alleged against him until the judgment of the case.

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