Testimonies continue to flow in against Patrick Bruel. Targeted by around thirty accusations of sexual violence and several complaints of rape, the 75-year-old singer was indicted for rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment, before being placed under judicial supervision after 48 hours of police custody, on June 10, 2026. Recently, the file became even heavier with the testimony of chorister Leyla Doriane in the magazine Elle. The latter returned to a recording session in 1999 for the title At the Café des Délicesfollowed by an invitation to the singer’s house in Neuilly where he would have welcomed him in his underwear. A method of operation that echoes the stories of several women. According to a survey of franceinfo, this behavior has been known for a long time in the artistic world. “The whole profession has always known that it has a problem with women.”confided a former professor of the Star Academy.
In the new issue of Paris Matchon newsstands this Thursday, June 18, 2026, several close to the artist as well as the main person concerned, spoke. The father of two boys Oscar and Léon says deeply isolated, misunderstood and abandoned by a part of the music industry, he who canceled his tour and was even suspended by his record company Sony. “Why does everyone want me dead? Why is everyone trying to destroy me so much? (…) Everyone betrays me, everyone abandons me.”he declared in the columns of the magazine. Presumed innocent, he continues to deny the charges.
« We saw that when he liked a girl… » : this singer who breaks the silence on Patrick Bruel
Within the music industry, tongues are loosening. Artists who shared the same stages and the same television shows as Patrick Bruel are starting to express themselves, like singer Dave recently. Still in the investigation Paris Matchand “singer of his generation” decided to break the silence by keeping his anonymity. “We knew he was flirtatious. We saw that when he really liked a girl, he could be heavy-handed.” he declared, before adding “But he didn’t seem like someone who could become violent.”. An opinion shared by the makeup artist of the accused star, Clementine Jaraud. «ÂI have been on all the TV sets, all the shows, all the tours. I never saw him be violent, let alone attack anyone.», a-t-elle déclaré.
Flavie Flament on the front line: her rape complaint against Patrick Bruel
Among the many complaints against Patrick Bruelone of the most resounding remains that of the host Flavie Flamentwho paved the way by posting a long message on his Instagram account on May 15. A text in which she announced that she had filed a complaint for rape against the singer, relating to events that occurred in 1991 when she was only 16 years old. Recalling his past fight against photographer David Hamilton in his book La Consolationshe wrote: “Ten years later […]I have a new appointment with my past. And a man who plundered my adolescence ». Faced with these accusations, the artist’s lawyers, Christophe Ingrain and Céline Lasek, reacted to the AFP, affirming that their client had not “Never drugged Flavie Flament, and did not impose any relationship on her” sexual.
