“They are suffering from it”: Johnny Hallyday’s daughters are deeply affected by the war between clans, Jean-Claude Camus confides

Johnny Hallyday died on December 5, 2017. Seven years after his death, his friend Jean-Claude Camus spoke the state of mind of her daughters, Jade and Joy Hallyday.

© Dominique Jacovides/Bestimage Photocall of the opening of “Johnny Hallyday, the exhibition” at the Palais des Expositions in Paris.

IN BRIEF

• December 5, 2024 marks seven years since the death of Johnny Hallyday, who died of lung cancer at age 74, leaving behind a divided family.
• Jean-Claude Camus, a close friend of Johnny, expressed his regret at the ongoing family division, particularly between Jade, Joy, David and Laura.
• David Hallyday expressed his love for his sisters, hinting a possible family reconciliation.

It's a sad anniversary. Thursday, December 5, 2024 marks seven years since Johnny Hallyday's death. Indeed, the Idol of the young succumbed to lung cancer à at the age of 74. After his death, his family was divided into two clans: on one side his widow Laeticia Hallyday and her daughters Jade and Joy, on the other his two elders, David Hallyday and Laura Smet.

&On the occasion of the anniversary of Johnny Hallyday's death, his great friend Jean-Claude Camus visited the set of Chez Jordan on C8. The opportunity to discuss his friendship with the rocker, but also his relationship with his children.

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Jade and Joy Hallyday would like to “see their brother and sister”

During his interview, Jean-Claude Camus was asked about Johnny Hallyday's children. “I'm not close to David. I did his first tours, but everything that happened at one time separated us a little” he said. He then lamented the fact that there are still “two clans”.

While David Hallyday and Laura Smet have a very strong relationship, this is not the case with their two sisters, Jade and Joy Hallyday. “I especially regret for the little ones…” thus indicated Jean-Claude Camus. Jordan de Luxe so asked him: “They suffer from çthat ?”. A question to which the producer responded with: “Yes. The little ones, they would like to see their brother and sister”. 

David Hallyday took a step towards his two sisters

In December 2023, Jade and Joy Hallyday confided in David Hallyday and Laura Smet about their complicated relationships. They explained that they had made them “great promises” at Johnny's funeral. Since then, Laeticia Hallyday's daughters have felt abandoned and betrayed. 

Last September, David Hallyday spoke out on this clan war. He indicated that her sisters “only know what they have been told”. And to continue: “All I can say is that I love them. I have always loved them. Afterwards, life will make us get closer, or not”. A outstretched hand that could signify the beginning of reconciliation.