“It is not on the basis of a report that we remove the Legion of Honor from an artist. » Guest of a special edition of “C à vous” on France 5 at the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron affirmed on Wednesday December 20 that the Legion of Honor is an Order which is “not there to preach morality”, while denouncing “a manhunt” against actor Gérard Depardieu, following the broadcast of images from a TV documentary on the French star by “Complément d’investigation”.
“One thing you’ll never see me in is manhunts. I hate that,” replied the Head of State, when asked about the announcement by the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, that a “disciplinary procedure” would be initiated by the Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honor in against the actor, targeted by complaints of rape and sexual assault.
Gérard Depardieu “makes France proud”
“Is Gérard Depardieu putting France to shame? “, asked the head of state, journalist Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine. Presenting himself as “a great admirer of Gérard Depardieu”, Emmanuel Macron believes on the contrary that the actor “makes France proud”.
“It is not on the basis of a report or this or that thing that we take away the Legion of Honor from an artist because at that price, we would have taken away the Legion of Honor from many of artists,” he defended.
The Head of State also considers himself “unassailable in the fight against attacks against women, violence against women and for gender equality. These are the two great causes of my two five-year terms.”
