Invited on Saturday January 6, 2024 in the program “C l’hebdo”, Lio denounced a patriarchal system where “jesters” still have too much room. Angry, she also spoke of Patrick Chesnais, who had defended Gérard Depardieu.
The Depardieu affair has continued to make waves for several weeks. The first element dates from the accusation made by Charlotte Arnould against the actor, in August 2018, of rape and sexual harassment, when she was 22 years old. Images broadcast by Further investigation broadcast in December 2023 also showed “the ogre” making shocking remarks about a 10-year-old girl riding a horse, as well as making repeated dirty jokes, amounting to sexual harassment, to the country’s Korean interpreter where he was located, North Korea.
An artist as much as a feminist, Lio was the guest of the show C the weekly, Saturday January 6, 2024, on France 5. She spoke on “unacceptable behavior that destroys”, and in particular that of Depardieu. For her, although infamous, the comments about the 10-year-old rider who rides a horse are not the worst, because the little girl did not hear them directly. Rather, she denounces a patriarchal system that allows and legitimizes this type of behavior. To Patrick Chesnais, who defended the actor by saying that the sequence in the carousel with the young rider was “not so serious”, the 61-year-old singer has a ready response: “He’s too senile to hold a pen, but not senile enough to keep his mouth shut. »
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Lio herself a victim of gender-based violence in the professional context
A scourge far from being resolved, gender-based violence affects a large number of women. The High Council for Equality between Women and Men considers that 57% of them have already experienced sexist jokes and remarks in their life. This is the case of Lio, who, throughout his career, was confronted with this type of violence. “Have you been a victim yourself? » asked the journalist. ” But of course “, replied the person concerned without wanting to “go into details and mention names”. In any case, she denounces a system “where everyone knows, and no one says anything” and regrets that “this old world still has so much power”. “For me, they are buffoons”she judges simply.
Camille Bonvalet has an interest in societal subjects and feminist issues. She is also passionate about literature. Versatile, she appreciates the prose of Flaubert as much as that of Michel…