Patrick Bruel’s lawyers filed a complaint on Wednesday, September 9, notably for breach of the secrecy of the instructions, denouncing the publication by several media outlets, including Paris Match, of excerpts from his testimony to investigators, they indicated on Thursday.
Me Fanny Colin, Céline Lasek and Christophe Ingrain, whose plan to file a complaint had been announced on BFMTV, denounce in particular in a press release the statements “falsely attributed by Paris Match”, in its September 3 edition, to their client, who is accused by a very large number of women of sexual violence.
The 67-year-old singer, who has canceled his tour and proclaims his innocence, has been placed under formal investigation in four cases, including rape and attempted rape.