In 2019, “the week following the Festival, we were informed of unacceptable behavior by the artist towards a volunteer (…). The facts reported were serious and his testimony was taken very seriously”, he said. indicated in a press release. “We immediately gave him our support, in particular through a proposal for psychological and legal support,” he added.
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According to Paléo, “legal proceedings were initiated” between the volunteer and Patrick Bruel, “which concluded in 2022 with an agreement between the parties including a confidentiality clause”.
The festival indicates that “no fact of this nature” had been reported to them during the artist’s previous visits.
“It goes without saying that we will no longer collaborate with Patrick Bruel,” he also underlined.
According to “Sept à Huit”, Patrick Bruel would have paid, following the agreement concluded with the volunteer, several thousand euros to an association helping immigrant women. The show indicates that the singer’s lawyer confirmed the agreement to them.
“There was no gesture on the part of Patrick Bruel towards her. A conciliation was proposed by the prosecution, as is customary in Switzerland, for minor allegations. It was accepted by the complainant and by Patrick Bruel”, declared his lawyer, Christophe Ingrain, in a written note read by a journalist.
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