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“The aim of the game was to never find yourself in an elevator with him”: a former Star Academy teacher breaks the silence about the accusations against Patrick Bruel

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The days pass and the revelations against Patrick Bruel continue to accumulate. The 67-year-old singer is thus targeted by at least 8 complaintsfor sexual assault, attempted rape and rape, including that of Flavie Flament. The host claimed to have been raped and subjected to chemical submission at the age of 16. This is without counting on the very numerous testimonies of women who decided to break the silence and make their voices heard to denounce facts that the artist denied.

While the interpreter of Break your voice knows “professional death“, as he would have confided to those close to him according to Paris Matchhe recently announced that he would not participate in the next edition of the Enfoirés show. He also chose to cancel his concerts organized as part of summer festivals, but also to cancel all his shows until the fall, including his dates in Paris. For his part, Nagui removed Patrick Bruel’s hits from his show Don’t forget the lyricswhile RFM decided to remove his songs from its playlists.

Patrick Bruel affair: the testimony of a former Star Academy professor

While waiting for the case to go to court, media investigations continue. This Wednesday, June 3, Franceinfo revealed its investigations concerning the behavior of Patrick Bruel denounced by many women. The media notably collected the confidences of a former professor of the Star Academy, who wished to remain anonymous. The latter thus confirmed the reputation of the singer. “People who say they are amazed are liars. The whole profession has always known that it has a problem with women“, she assured, while she crossed paths with the star during the filming of shows.

She also revealed the precautionary measure taken by women when Patrick Bruel was not far away. “The goal of the game was to never find yourself in an elevator with him“, she lamented. A way to protect yourself and avoid potential slippage.

New chilling testimonies against Patrick Bruel

In addition to the declarations of this former professor from the Château de Dammarie-les-Lys, Franceinfo revealed other chilling testimonies, notably that of a make-up artist who took care of the singer, in 1996, behind the scenes of the show Nowhere else on Canal+. “He had an intensity that wasn’t at all natural, as if he were watching ice cream arrive when it’s hot. I told him that I was doing French boxing and that he shouldn’t look for me. The problem is that ça l’a excité. Il m’a répondu : ‘I like it when we resist’“, she lamented, when she arrived in overalls to camouflage her body and avoid “wandering hand”. A pianist from Song of the year for TF1, during a filming dating from 2014, denounced “caresses on the arm, on the back of the neck, arms around the neck.” She also describes a look of a beast, of a predator“. Shocking comments confirmed by a man who worked on Patrick Bruel’s last tour, in 2024. He revealed that there was the instruction to “never leave a woman alone with him in his dressing room”. Damning words.