Stéphane Plaza is at the heart of the turmoil. Next August, the star host of House for sale will be judged by the Paris criminal court for alleged acts of domestic violence against two former partners. Placed under judicial supervision pending his trial, Karine Le Marchand’s friend firmly denied these accusations. In a press release relayed by Le Figaro, Stéphane Plaza would be very confident. But is his future within M6 guaranteed? Not so sure… And it is his judgment which will determine whether he returns to the channel or not. The current director of M6, Nicolas de Tavernost, assured that the channel would take its “ responsibilities » about Stéphane Plaza, relayed AFP. So, if he is found guilty, there is little chance that the host will be back on the television channel.
While awaiting his judgment, Stéphane Plaza is not sidelined. “ We did what was necessary in the internal investigation, at (the production group) Mediawan and at M6. On a professional level, there was no reproach that could justify his sidelining, that’s clear and clear. », declared Nicolas de Tavernost to the Association of Media Journalists. “ We are not police officers, we are not judges, we watch, we are very attentive », declared Nicolas de Tavernost, who is due to hand over the reins on April 23 to David Larramendy, current director of M6 Publicité.
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Stéphane Plaza would no longer tour
Between Tuesday March 12 and Thursday March 14, 2024, the most famous real estate agent spent 48 hours in police custody before being presented to a Paris prosecutor. The latter ruled: Stéphane Plaza will be tried before the criminal court at the end of the summer. M6 had assured on several occasions Parisian that shows were filmed “ in Canada then in France » without giving more details, but an anonymous source gave completely different information. “ We haven’t toured for weeks », assured this person, who declares to be a “ close to the host “. The shows are still broadcast on the television channel, but they are mainly rebroadcasts of episodes, according to the Ile-de-France media. As for the bonuses, Stéphane Plaza is now nowhere to be found there.
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