The Patrick Bruel affair is gaining momentum. Targeted by complaints of sexual violence, the actor continues to perform on stage but sees some of his concerts canceled and political leaders taking a stand. At the same time, the war in the Middle East continues, with Iran threatening to export it to the entire region, while Donald Trump will participate in the G7 summit in France in June. The news is also marked by a news item in Toulon (Var), where a mother and her three children died after a fall from the 13th floor of a building.
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Although accusations of rape and sexual assault against him are increasing, Patrick Bruel still performs daily at the Théâtre Edouard-VII in Paris. “I will continue to do my job,” he said on Instagram on Sunday, assuring that he had “never forced a woman.”
Emmanuel Grégoire, the socialist mayor of the capital, considers that the actor should “take a break from his career”. “The presumption of innocence must be guaranteed, but also for the peace of mind of one’s defense. I think that he should indeed withdraw,” he declared on France 2 this Wednesday morning. “What we are hearing is very serious,” said Yaël Braun-Pivet, the president of the National Assembly, on France Inter, specifying “on a personal basis” that she would not attend any performance of the artist.
The 67-year-old singer is due to begin his tour on June 16 in France, Switzerland, Belgium and also Canada. A petition calling for the cancellation of this tour exceeds 25,000 signatures. On Tuesday, three of his concerts, planned for Quebec in December, were canceled by the organizer.
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- L’Iran réitère ses menaces. In a statement published on their site, Sepah News, the Revolutionary Guards promised this Wednesday to extend the war well “beyond the region” in the event of an attack on their soil and to deliver “devastating blows” to the United States and Israel.
- Donald Trump at the G7 summit. The American president will meet the German, Canadian, French, Italian, Japanese and British leaders in Évian-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie), from June 15 to 17. The atmosphere promises to be tense, with Donald Trump having launched commercial and diplomatic offensives against some of them.
- Drame familial à Toulon. A woman and her three children died after falling from the 13th floor of a building this Wednesday morning, in the Pontcarral district. This mother “would have thrown herself in” with her two boys and her daughter, according to the prosecution. An investigation has been opened.
It concerns you
Return of the heat in France. After the fairly low temperatures last week, seasonal averages were reached, or even exceeded, this Wednesday. 20°C or more are expected in almost the entire northern half of the country. In the south, Météo-France forecasts up to 26°C in Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales) and Montpellier (Hérault). The trend will increase in the coming days.
