Omar Sy preferred not to feed the controversy in an interview published in the "Journal du Dimanche". The actor did not want to mention the name of Eric Zemmour to avoid "getting into his game" and spoke about his vision of French society.
Asked about the controversy that had opposed Eric Zemmour in 2017, Omar Sy said he did not want to relaunch the debate and did not want to quote the writer. "I do not want to pronounce his name," said the actor in an interview at the JDD published Sunday, November 18. "I understood how it worked. No way to get into his game and run his small business. "
The actor of Intouchables refers to the words exchanged with the polemicist by media during the release of Knock last October. Omar Sy had evoked "puppets" or those "who vomit things" and "sell books" while A quinquennium for nothing Eric Zemmour knew the success in bookstores. "It's always flattering to be treated with a puppet by a puppet," had counter-attacked the author.
"This world has become very cynical"
In his interview, Omar Sy evokes his religious beliefs and believes that "it is not obvious for all Muslims today, known or not . " "In France, believers are presented as fools regardless of their religion," says the actor. "This world has become very cynical. [...] Between extremes and living together, it seems to me that choice is self-evident. "
In addition, Omar Sy is surprised to be ranked among the favorite personalities of the French. "There are things that you just have to receive and not try to understand, like love. It is a beautiful gift, but it does not belong to me. "