The host has long been in the heyday of TF1… In 2011, Vincent Cerutti made himself known to the general public by becoming the first host of the French version of Dance with the stars. At the head of several television shows, he also officiated at the microphone of Darling FM, between 2014 and 2017. If Hapsatou’s companion Sy, with whom he has two children: Abbie and Isaac (born in 2016 and 2019 respectively), is very appreciated by viewers and his listeners, he would have a hidden side. Friday October 20, 2023, The Parisian revealed that Vincent Cerutti had been indicted on September 6 for sexual assault by the Paris court. The case dates back to 2015 on the premises of Darling FMwhere his victim was a switchboard operator. “You have a nice ass in these jeans, it makes you want to get into them”, he allegedly told her during his first week of work, in January of the same year. At the end of November, the ex-star of TF1 would have placed his feet on the switchboard operator’s work table. “Annoyed, she grabs one of the presenter’s shoes and throws it across the room. In front of the assembly, Cerutti then grabs Aline, pins her to the ground, hands behind her back, and bites her butt through her pants! The young woman screams. Someone intervenes: ‘Stop, she’s in pain!'”we can read.
A gesture which would “never have had the slightest sexual connotation”
At home, the operator noticed that she had a bruise where the host allegedly bit her. Three months later, the young woman was bitten again. “Vincent Cerutti takes advantage of a group photo on the stairs leading to the basement studio to bite Aline (the first name has been changed) again when she crouches on the step in front of him. Aline feels a big pinch in her right buttock, and screams“noted The Parisian, before assuring that several witnesses had witnessed the scene. Before the investigating judge, Vincent Cerutti admitted the facts, but refused to classify them as sexual assault. In a press release, published on the account Instagram of the host Friday October 20, 2023, Me Céline Lasek and Me Alain Barsikian, his lawyers indicated: “Mr Cerutti regrets that facts which are the subject of a secret and unfinished investigation are brought to the attention of the public. He recalls that he is presumed innocent and contests the legal characterization of the facts […] This gesture never had the slightest sexual connotation. In hindsight, Mr. Cerutti obviously regrets having played these stupid games.” Vincent Cerutti remains presumed innocent of the charges against him.
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