Rachid Hafassa, alias Karim in "Plus belle la vie", was sentenced to six months in prison. The actor, intoxicated at the time of the events, had uttered racist insults towards the bus driver, of Comorian origin.
He was "found guilty of contempt of a person holding public authority committed because of race, ethnicity, nation or religion", the Marseille prosecutor's office told Le Parisien. The production of Plus belle the vie will discuss the disappearance of his character next June in special episodes.