While technicians refuse Slimane's arrival at Vitaa à concert Accor Arena, the singer's husband allegedly defended her with a question that was, to say the least, mind-blowing.
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IN BRIEF
- Since October, Slimane has been accused of assault and sexual harassment by two technicians from his Cupidon Tour 2023.
- The technicians refuse to let Slimane share the stage with Vitaa during her concert at Accor Arena this Wednesday, December 4.
- Tensions have erupted behind the scenes of the tour between the technicians and the production company. During a meeting, Hicham, Vitaa's husband, allegedly asked a shocking question.
We hardly see him anymore. Since October, Slimane has been accused of sexual assault and harassmenton two technicians. After working on his Cupidon Tour tour in 2023, the latter filed complaint against the artist. A case that was very quickly publicized. Despite a brief appearance at the NRJ Music Awards, Slimane preferred play the discretion card.
For her part, Vitaa is on tour, but the atmosphere is not there. Quite the contrary… Following this story, many conflicts broke out behind the scenes. The technicians refuse to let Slimane share the stage with Vitaa during her concert at the Accor Arena, this Wednesday, December 4.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000A conflict breaks out between technicians and the company de production
“We signed for Vitaa, not for Slimane. Our job is to put an artist on a pedestal on stage and we don't want to put on a pedestal a guy who is targeted by two complaints for sexual assault and sexual harassment, which were also filed by colleagues, sometimes friends. Of course, Slimane benefits from the presumption of innocence, but we know the artist and the atmosphere on his tours. Out of the question of working for him“, declared a technician in the columns of the Parisien.
“We met and concluded that We were all opposed to this. the arrival of Slimane“, says another witness. On November 29, shortly before the concert at the Arkéa Arena, in Bordeaux, around forty technicians expressed their disagreement in front of the singer herself, her husband Hicham Bendaoud, as well as Nicolas Coullie, the Vitaa and Slimane's turner.
Vitaa's husband defends Slimane
< p style="font-weight: 400">Their answers ? On the one hand, Nicolas Coullie “does not minimize the facts” but explains “that we must not mix everything up and penalize Vitaa”, reports a technician who participated & at the meeting. “Charlotte (Vitaa's real first name) makes us feel guilty… She doesn't understand why we're doing this to her and while she has nothing to do with it. She saw it as a betrayal. She said that Slimane is like her brother and that like in any family, we stay united even if we don't condone all the bullshit”, adds one of them.
“The most scathing is Hicham who asks us to defend Slimane: Who has never sent a photo of his cock ? We all got up hand”, he confides. Indeed, as a reminder, one of the complainants explained having received photos with a character sexual re from the winner of The Voice.