After the mayor of Paris, it was the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, who, in turn, asked Patrick Bruel to cancel his concert scheduled for October 30 at the Dôme.
Benoît Payan calls on Patrick Bruel to deprogram his visit himself “in view of the seriousness of the accusations made against him by many women”, according to RMC. “Out of respect for the words of the victims who must be heard and for their presumption of innocence,” adds the mayor.
Later, another mayor also reacted: the mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet, called on the singer to stay “away” from concert halls, “while justice does its work. In Lyon, as elsewhere, the words of women must be listened to, considered and respected.” Patrick Bruel was scheduled to perform there on November 19.
Patrick Bruel “should have the decency, without delay, to step aside while the cases against him are judged”, also estimated the mayor of Brest, Stéphane Roudaut, recalling however that he did not have the power to cancel his concert scheduled for November 11.
Finally, the mayor of Montpellier also thinks that “the artist must, in view of the accumulation of complaints, take his responsibilities and suspend his tour while justice does its work.”
On Tuesday, three concert dates in December in Canada were canceled by the events agency Gestev, in charge of the organization.
The Minister Delegate in charge of Equality between women and men, Aurore Bergé, believes that it is up to Patrick Bruel, accused of rape and sexual assault, to “decide whether he wishes to be on stage” while calls for the cancellation of his concerts are increasing.
“It’s a decision that belongs to him, and that doesn’t belong to me or you. It is he who must decide whether he wishes to continue to be on stage,” the minister declared on RTL on Thursday.
For the moment, we do not know if the Patrick Bruel concerts planned in Switzerland, notably in Pully (VD) on June 25, will be maintained.
