Pascal Praud helps Sonia Mabrouk, who has distanced herself from the upkeep of Jean-Marc Morandini on the air | EUROtoday

Pascal Praud, the star of CNews, estimated, Saturday January 24, that his colleague Sonia Mabrouk had “found the right words” by distancing itself from the upkeep of Jean-Marc Morandini on the air of their channel regardless of his conviction for corruption of minors.

“I hereby express all my solidarity with Sonia. She found the right words. I could have said almost the same wordshe wrote on the social network Everyone was able to hear on CNews that I have always been committed against sexual violence and sexist behavior. I am obviously thinking of the victims. »

“I say here what I think with the greatest transparency”concluded Pascal Praud, making certain that “CNews is the channel of freedom of expression”.

“I haven’t slept for several days”

Questioned on Tuesday by her visitor the socialist deputy, Jérôme Guedj, on the upkeep of Jean-Marc Morandini on the air, Sonia Mabrouk replied: “It’s a decision that doesn’t belong to me. » “I have a lot of respect for my management (…) but in no case is it worth condoning this”she continued, earlier than qualifying: “He was not convicted for no longer practicing his profession. » “Your question is legitimate, I admit that I haven’t slept for several days”had additionally confided the journalist, the primary determine at CNews to distance himself from the upkeep of Jean-Marc Morandini.

Pascal Praud’s response follows the publication on Friday of an article from World which was devoted to him and during which he declared: “At some point, if you’re not happy, you leave. » The media took up these comments, seeing in them a disavowal of Sonia Mabrouk on the Morandini case. According to him, all his comments reported in The World are from “two interviews” carried out on November 29 and December 4, earlier than the courtroom determination on Jean-Marc Morandini.

On January 15, the Court of Cassation made closing the latter’s conviction for corruption of minors for messages of a sexual nature despatched to a few adolescents between 2009 and 2016, by not admitting his enchantment. CNews saved him on the air for its day by day present, and the host indicated that he was contemplating taking the matter to the European Court of Human Rights. CNews, France’s main information channel by way of viewers share, belongs to the Canal+ group, itself owned by conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré.