BFMTV files a complaint against a journalist from Télérama for defamation

Paris (AFP)

BFMTV and its new general manager Marc-Olivier Fogiel have lodged a complaint for defamation against a Télérama journalist after a tweet calling their editorial line "racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia," the news channel confirmed on Thursday. from Puremédias.

"Since the arrival of Marc-Olivier Fogiel at its head, the editorial line of BFMTV is strengthening: racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia on all floors.And free antenna to Luc Besson, accused of rape," tweeted on October 9 Samuel Gontier, who has a column for Télérama.

In his column "My Life at the Post", the journalist humorously criticizes the excesses of television, and on his Twitter account followed by more than 18,500 subscribers, he frequently denounces the editorial choices of the news channels BFMTV, LCI or CNews .

Asked by AFP, Télérama said that management and editorial support their journalist.

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