Stéphane Guy, during the match between Rennes and PSG in August 2019. -
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The atmosphere does not heat up on the side of Pyongyang-Billancourt, headquarters of Canal +.
According to information from the Team, Stéphane Guy, who was to comment on the Manchester derby and an L1 match this weekend, was laid off by the management of the channel until December 18.
The flagship commentator of the group since the departure of Grégoire Margotton pays his message of support on the air for the comedian Sébastien Thoen, dismissed by Canal for his participation in a funny sketch parodying the bistro show hosted by Pascal Praud on CNews, which belongs to the Canal + group.
Stéphane Guy greets Sébastien Thoen live on @canalplus.
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- 📌 Anaël (@anaelgr) December 5, 2020
“I want to salute my friend Sébastien Thoen who did not have the exit he would have deserved.
We wish him good luck.
We know that the fine spirit of Marie Portolano will ensure continuity in the Canal Sports Club.
There is no doubt about it ", had launched Stéphane Guy during the broadcast of Montpellier-PSG, before quoting Coluche," one of the founders of our beautiful channel ":" We must beware of comedians because sometimes they say things as a joke.
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This layoff, if it is confirmed, comes a few days after the sending of a press release from the SDJ of Canal + which was indignant at such an eviction.
"We claim the right to exercise our jobs without fear of being dismissed, dismissed, worried if what we say, write, displeases our management".
Among the signatories, many big names in sports writing, that we imagine the finger on the seam of the pants before the broadcasts of the weekend.
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