Following her rape complaint against Patrick Bruel, Flavie Flament is preparing to film the last episodes of her daily show on France 3. According to information from Le Parisien , on Monday, May 18, her show Flavie en France will not be renewed for another season.
A new chapter is about to begin. Just days after filing a complaint against Patrick Bruel, alleging that she was drugged and then sexually assaulted by the singer in his Parisian apartment in 1991 when she was only 16, Flavie Flament is preparing to close a chapter of her career. Following a final shoot in the town of Château d'Oléron in Charente-Maritime, her show, Flavie en France, will not be renewed for another season on France 3, as reported by Le Parisien on Monday, May 18. According to the newspaper, the 51-year-old presenter will host the final episodes of this daily program, airing from June 22 to 26 at 11:20 a.m.
While the cancellation of this program is still pending confirmation from producer Jérôme Revons, two reasons prompted France Télévisions to make this decision. "The significant cost-cutting measures the public broadcaster needs to implement on its programming for next season ," revealed Le Parisien , adding, "And the very low ratings for Flavie en France, with 138,000 viewers daily, representing a 3.6% market share for the 88 new episodes broadcast since its launch (not counting the 42 'best of' episodes)." Upon learning the news, the team couldn't hide their disappointment from the newspaper. "The show has only been on the air for six months, since we only started in November ," lamented one employee, while a colleague asserted that Flavie en France was "the only program that talks about the regions at a national level . " "It would be a shame if it ended," he confided. While this choice is contested by the program's production staff, the same is true for Flavie Flament's inner circle. "This doesn't send a very supportive message ," lamented those close to the presenter, who is at the center of a media storm triggered by her testimony against Patrick Bruel.
Flavie Flament is “stunned” by Patrick Bruel’s defense, and she stands by her accusations.
Before the announcement of the cancellation of her daily show on France 3, Flavie Flament spoke on camera in an interview with Mediapart to respond to the denials of Patrick Bruel's lawyers, who only acknowledge an "episodic relationship ," without any coercion, "in the 1990s ." Reacting to these statements, the former Télématin presenter confessed to being "absolutely stunned . " "What do you mean by an episodic relationship?" she asked, before clarifying that she had only seen Patrick Bruel on very rare occasions. "I have never had any kind of relationship with him."
Reiterating her testimony, she recounted the moment she regained consciousness at the singer's apartment after accepting a cup of tea : "I opened my eyes, I saw him… He was pulling my pants down." A scene which, according to her, was accompanied by a profound sense of shock and incomprehension. "My body wasn't responding. I didn't understand anything that had happened to me ," she stated, describing a state of intense shock. "At 16, that's not the age for being raped in a Parisian apartment ," she added gravely. By breaking her silence, Flavie Flament intends to continue her legal action, aware of the repercussions. "I know the price to pay, I've already paid it once, and I also know what awaits me," she declared, determined to "give voice" to the words of the other women who have denounced Patrick Bruel's actions so far.
