Charlotte Gainsbourg: legal battle for the memory of her father, Serge

Charlotte Gainsbourg fights to save Maison Gainsbourg. Serge Gainsbourg's daughter is at war with her former partner.

© BESTIMAGE Charlotte Gainsbourg: legal tug-of-war for the memory of her father, Serge

IN BRIEF

• On December 19, the Paris Court of Appeal ordered Dominique Dutreix to reimburse one million euros to Charlotte Gainsbourg.
• Charlotte Gainsbourg is suing her partner for undue deductions that jeopardized the finances of Maison Gainsbourg, causing a delay in opening and a significant debt.
• Discover how Charlotte Gainsbourg is fighting to preserve her father's legacy in the face of financial and legal challenges.

With its memories, Serge Gainsbourg's last house is open to the public in Paris. After several legal battles, Charlotte Gainsbourg is now suing her partner for misuse of corporate assets. 

The Paris Court of Appeal has just orderedher partner, Dominique Dutreix, to reimburse the million euros improperly taken from the accounts of the museum dedicated to the singer. The Gainsbourg House remains open. Despite its success, the finances of this place are still in the red.

Charlotte Gainsbourg at war with her former partner

The battlecontinues between the two partners with equal shares in this museum project dedicated to Serge Gainsbourg. And the singer's daughter wins! After having already obtained gain at first instance at the commercial court, Charlotte Gainsbourg has just had her partner again condemned this Thursday. Dominique Dutreix on appeal.

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The latter must pay nearly one million euros, which he had withdrawn from the company's current account. Charlotte does not let this happen and is now initiating proceedings for misuse of corporate assets. A first hearing is scheduled for 2025. The actress accuses her partner of not having kept its written promises, of financing the opening “either in equity or with a working capital, set up exclusively by Dominique Dutreix.”

He allegedly stole from Maison Gainsbourg!

In addition to not having kept his commitments, Charlotte Gainsbourg's partner allegedly helped himself to the company's coffers. This would have put the finances of Maison Gainsbourg in danger. According to Serge's daughter, this maneuver would have led to the blocking of payment of certain suppliers and companies for the works.

To open the premises, this would have caused a delay of 18 months and a debt of 1.65 million euros. “Charlotte became aware of the importance of this place when she saw thousands of Parisians gathered in front of this house where Serge lived for twenty-two years, they sang their love for his father, she threw herself into it to the limit to regularly recover many objects during sales.” explains her lawyer, Me. Aittouarès. “She met Mr. Dutreix, with his dozens of companies and art lover, and thought she had finally found a partner with the ideal profile to carry out her project.” It was a cold shower, she now wants criminal justice to act and punish her partner.