Flavie Flament reacted to Patrick Bruel's defense, implicated after announcing her intention to file a rape complaint. In an interview with Mediapart, the presenter categorically denies having had a sexual relationship with "episodic relationship" with the singer, as he stated in a post published on Instagram.
Patrick Bruel had stated that he met Flavie Flament in the 1990s, when his career was already established and hers was just beginning. He mentioned repeated meetings and a "A brief history" between them.
"I only saw him when we met and once at his house."
Flavie Flament She disputes this presentation of the facts. She claims to have seen Patrick Bruel only twice in a private setting: first when they met, then a second time at his home on rue de Jussieu in Paris. "What do we mean by an episodic relationship?""Why?" she asks in this interview. The presenter says she feels "stunned" by the evidence presented by the singer's defense. She also clarifies that she distinguishes between private and professional meetings, explaining that she subsequently had the opportunity to interview Patrick Bruel several times for her television programs.
Flavie Flament recounts events that allegedly date back to her adolescence
In her interview, Flavie Flament states that the alleged events occurred when she was 16 years old. She explains that she came to Paris for a photo shoot for a magazine, before going to Patrick Bruel's home at the end of the day. The television presenter says she has a clear memory of the apartment. She recounts that the singer offered her tea, which she accepted despite feeling uneasy, because she felt intimidated.
"Sixteen is not the age for rape in a Parisian apartment."
During the interview, Flavie Flament uses particularly strong words to describe what she says she experienced. "Sixteen is normally the age of first stirrings of love, not the age for rape in a Parisian apartment.", she says. She also claims to have experienced, at the time of the alleged events, a feeling of absence and of "Total blackout"According to his account, this sequence had remained etched in his memory ever since that time.
Patrick Bruel denies the accusations
Patrick Bruel denies the accusations brought against him. In a message posted on Instagram, he acknowledged knowing Flavie Flament in the 1990s, but presented their relationship as a "A brief history".
