The company Endemol France, which produces Star Academy, apologized on Sunday on the social network
“We apologize to viewers, artists and students,” wrote Endemol France on X. “We regret and strongly condemn that a propaganda newspaper in complete opposition to the values of the Star Academy appeared in a painting last night during the final.”
The company specified that it was “in the process of investigating to understand how it was put during the broadcast” and assured that “the necessary sanctions will be taken accordingly”.
A video extract from the final was published and denounced on X, in particular by Tristan Mendès-France, specialist in online extremism. We see, alongside a competing singer, two extras each giving a copy of the weekly to two extras, who hold out their arms to read it.
Director sentenced more than 15 times
Founded in 1951, the far-right weekly Rivarol is a flagship publication of the French far-right.
Its publishing director, Jérôme Bourbon (his real first name is Fabrice), has been convicted around fifteen times, in particular for provoking hatred, contesting crimes against humanity and racist insults.
In 2022, the weekly had its approval withdrawn by the Joint Commission for Publications and Press Agencies (CPPAP), which deprived it of the tax advantages and reduced postal rates enjoyed by newspapers.