“Arcom considered that these remarks have infringed the rights of the guest, respect for his honor and reputation,” said the media regulator in a press release.
MO12345LEMONDE with AFP
“Species of stupid”, “Far your mouth”, “you’re a shit”, “calm down”, “Shut up”, “you are a nase”, “go, bare yourself “,” Tocard “. The insults of the animator Cyril Hanouna addressed on C8 to the LFI deputy Louis Boyard in November earned 3.5 million euros fine on the chain – a sum higher than that inflicted in 2017 by the regulator.
“Arcom has indeed estimated that these remarks have undermined the rights of the guest, respect for his honor and reputation” and that “this sequence reflected an ignorance by the publisher of his obligation as Control of his antenna, “said the media regulator in a statement released Thursday, February 9.
” A twenty -year -old friend “
It was when he had pronounced the name of Vincent Bolloré, first shareholder of Vivendi, owner of the Canal+ group to which C8 belongs, that his former columnist had attracted the wrath of the pre-producer. Vincent Bolloré “is not my boss, he is a friend of twenty years”, justified Cyril Hanouna in the show of November 14.
The financial cleaner has already fallen several times on C8. In July 2017, the CSA inflicted a fine of 3 million euros after two months earlier, Cyril Hanouna had trapped a young gay man by making him advances, live on the antenna (it was in fact of a deception). In February 2020, the channel was summoned to pay 10,000 euros for showing the antenna on October 31, 2019, intimate photos of the host of TF1 Karine Ferri. After each sanction, the process resumes zero to any new offense examined.