Patrick Bruel cancels his tour in France following controversies and indictments

“I see that today this tour has become something else. She has become the incarnation of a debate that goes beyond her. So I made the decision to cancel these concerts.” On his Instagram, Patrick Bruel announced the cancellation of his tour, which was to travel through France from October.

The singer and actor is indicted in several cases of sexual violence. The mayors of many towns where he was to perform spoke out against his coming.

On August 26, Aurore Bergé, the minister responsible for equality between women and men, estimated “that the conditions are not met for these concerts to be held”. While adding that this position did not “violate the principle of the presumption of innocence”.

“I deeply wished that this tour, planned from October, could take place,” underlines the singer in his post. “If I wanted to maintain it until now, it was neither a challenge nor a provocation.” It was to mark his 35th career. “More than 150,000 people were impatiently awaiting this event,” he laments, with a thought for the “hundred people” who have been working “for months to make these concerts a success.”

Satisfied feminists

The feminist collective NousToutes welcomed the cancellation of the tour on Tuesday. “We salute the enormous feminist mobilization which enabled Patrick Bruel to no longer be able to perform on stage. The lesson is that mobilizations make it possible to deprogram such attackers,” reacted Claudia, who did not want to give her name, for NousToutes.

“This tour was indecent, an insult to the victims,” continued the activist.