The image of Johnny “diverted”: the shocking press release from Laeticia Hallyday – Closer

A video that really does not pass. This Tuesday, November 30, Eric Zemmour announced his candidacy for the 2022 presidential election by posting a long video on his YouTube account. In it, the ex-polemicist of CNews broadcast many images … of which he had not bought the rights. Since then, several institutions and individuals have therefore announced that they are taking legal action. This is particularly the case of Laeticia Hallyday, who published a shocking press release on Wednesday, December 1. In it, she accused Eric Zemmour of “diversion” image of Johnny Hallyday. In this video, the candidate evoked “the country of Gabin and Delon, of Brigitte Bardot and Belmondo, of Johnny and Aznavour, of Brassens and of Barbara”, while showing photos of celebrities, including Le Taulier.

Using these images Eric Zemmour “attempts to misappropriate Johnny’s image for the benefit of his propaganda”, according to his widow, who intends to react. “This fault is not only reprehensible because no authorization has been requested and therefore granted. It also constitutes a usurpation and the demonstration of the disrespect of its author towards the symbol that Johnny embodies, and towards all those who wear authentically Johnny in their memory “, added Laetitia Hallyday, to AFP, who “instructs (his) council to consider all necessary prosecutions”. And it is not the only one to want to attack Eric Zemmour. Like her, Valérie Trierweiler notably announced that her lawyer “study the follow-up to be given”.

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“Zemmour uses my image in his abject clip at the antipodes of my convictions. I demand the immediate withdrawal, by then my lawyer is studying the follow-up to be given. I am resolutely for universalist values, far from this call to hatred”, she wrote on her Twitter account. Singer Woodkid also announced “to initiate proceedings” against Generation Zemmour after the unauthorized use of its Iron tube. Gaumont, AFP, HuffPost, Barbara’s family, Jacques Attali … Many are also studying the possible remedies – or have sued – after the publication of the video of the candidacy of Eric Zemmour. “Everything has been settled or is in the process of being settled for the images added recently. We are doing things right. It is a non-subject”, the candidate’s spokesperson, Olivier Ubéda, defended himself in Le Monde.

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