Who is Seb Mellia, the comedian accused of rape and sexual assault? : Current Woman Le MAG

Seb Mellia, 38, built his career as a comedian more than fifteen years ago on the Parisian stand-up scenes, where he masters the art of improvisation and conversation with his audience. . But since January 2024, this former member of the Jamel Comedy Club troupe has been the subject of serious denunciations, at the instigation of Florence Mendez, Belgian comedian. The latter caused a shock wave in the French stand-up scene, by revealing that he had received testimonies from around twenty women accusing him of sexual violence, “rape, attempted rape, very insistent messages, consensual but brutal sex”. “I will redirect the victims to an association which can provide them with psychological and legal help if they wish. as well as to trusted journalists if they want to talk to them”she finally declared, by deleting the post on Instagram, even though at this stage no complaint would have been filed nor any woman testifying on his behalf or openly.

Seb Mellia reacts to the controversy: “My silence is not a confession”

Seb Mellia, seen in the series Brief in 2013, is currently touring for his show Seb Mellia never loses. Originally from Villeparisis (Seine-et-Marne), he created the Comedy School, which helps young comedians to perform on stage. Those who followed his journey remember his columns on Beur FM or The Big 8 on C8, his first show parts Gad Elmalehor his podcasts 4 comics in the wind but against the grain And Relaxing. But since the revelation of the affair, dates of his tour have been greeted by demonstrators opposing his coming to their city. “This is not where I can explain myself. There is justice for that, courts. There, I can do nothing,” he reacted during a performance in Brussels, while people gathered to shout “famous rapist, rapist nonetheless”according to a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), on January 15, 2024. “You expect me to defend myself on the networks but I will not enter into this game. My silence is not a confession”, he also said in a story on Instagram, where he castigated a “cabal that has reached its limits”.

Kevin Razy supports women who made accusations against Seb Mellia

In her Instagram post, Florence Mendez reported the testimonies of women accusing Seb Mellia “forced intercourse, including sodomy, with the removal of the condom during the act without consent”. Other victims say they were “Pulled against a wall and forcefully kissed”. “Two which show that in the industry, we knew who he was. Two which speak of sexual harassment. Five which speak of forcing, that is to say of extremely heavy insistence on having a relationship. Four which speak of sexual assault. Five who talk about rape”, she said again. For his part, comedian Kevin Razy made it known in a video on YouTubeon January 19, 2024, that a relative had confided to him that she had had a “very bad adventure” with Seb Mellia. “I shared Florence’s video saying that I supported it and that we, as male comedians, had to take our responsibility because there are often things we hear,” he said in front of the camera.