Following his recent remarks made on the RTL antenna on Saturday March 11, 2023, journalist Thomas Sotto found himself targeted by certain critics, as revealed by Le Parisien on Sunday March 19, 2023.
Unavoidable face of the French audiovisual landscape for many years now, Thomas Sotto has worked for different media over the years. Presenter at BFMTV during the launch of the DTT news channel in 2005, the journalist was then recruited by M6 to present Capital. At the same time, he took over from Bruce Toussaint at the head of the morning show for Europe 1. Hired by France 2, he presented the program Complément d’Enquête, before becoming the official joker of Laurent Delahousse for the weekend 8 p.m. news. In radio, Thomas Sotto took the place of Marc-Olivier Fogiel on RTL, before joining the ranks of France Inter. Since, 2021, the journalist also presents the program Télématin, in duet with Julia Vignali.
Lately, Thomas Sotto has been talked about during his appearance on the show On refait la télé, broadcast on Saturday March 11, 2023 on RTL. During his interview with Eric Dussart, he spoke about his expulsion from the 8:30 p.m. show on Sunday, which he presented during Laurent Delahousse’s holidays. “It’s been like that for six years now, the rule has changed. I’m being completely honest, I didn’t quite understand why. It’s Laurent’s decision, so I accept it. I don’t find it super relevant to the antenna. It was announced in a somewhat brutal way. After that, I’m not going to make a drama out of it. We talked about it. They explained to me that it was like that. It’s an exercise that I love and I miss not doing it.“, did he declare.
Thomas Sotto: “I have other projects, I have other desires”
Moreover, during this same interview, Thomas Sotto has cast doubt on his future at the helm of Telematin. “Today, I don’t know. I have other projects, I have other desires“, he launched. Words that did not fail to annoy some people. expressed their dissatisfaction with the journalist in the columns of Parisian Sunday, March 19, 2023.”We do not see very well where he could go. He has already changed a lot of creameries in recent years“said one of his former colleagues. “He is never happy anywhere. He has a Calimero side yea-yea“, launched another.