Nicolas Hulot leaves public life “definitively”, on the eve of an issue of “Special Envoy” in which – Franceinfo

Nicolas Hulot announces to leave public life definitively, on the eve of an issue of “Special Envoy” in which several women accuse him of sexual assault and rape. “I am definitely leaving public life, said the former Minister of the Environment, Nicolas Hulot on BFMTV, Wednesday, November 24. I will not speak again. I do not wish anyone to experience the nightmare I am living in. “ He is also leaving the presidency of his foundation.

“Special Envoy” will broadcast Thursday, November 25, at 9:05 pm, a document in which several women testify against him. Solicited by the show, the former minister did not wish to answer questions from journalists from France 2.

“I know that from tomorrow, the lynching will begin. I want to say it without formula, without element of language: neither near or far, I did not commit these acts. These statements are purely false.”, assured Nicolas Hulot against Bruce Toussaint. For 4 years, I have suffered from the poison of rumor, innuendo sometimes openly accusations. “

In 2018, Nicolas Hulot had already defended himself from rumors “ignominious” of sexual harassment and violence targeting him, before the publication of an investigation by the magazine Ebdo. He had recognized the existence of a complaint in 2008, classified “without continuation”, of the granddaughter of a famous politician, a young woman then “major”, regarding “allegations dating back to 1997”.