Host Guillaume Pley, founder of the online media Legend, faces new accusations after revelations from the newspaper “Le Monde” concerning sexual exchanges dating from 2011 with a 14-year-old minor.
The events allegedly took place at the time when the host, then aged 26, was working on NRJ radio in the show “Guillaume Radio 2.0”. According to the messages consulted by the daily, Guillaume Pley communicates on Facebook with a young listener before receiving her in his studio. The conversation then shifts to an intimate tone when the host writes to him: “I’m crazy, I’m crazy”.
Despite reminders from the teenager who reminds him of his age – 14 years old – the host goes so far as to offer him a “threesome”. To justify himself to the young girl, he claims to be looking for a meeting for his character “Julien the intern”. Contacted, the interpreter of this role on the air firmly denied having been aware, deploring that the host had used his character to “bait his prey”.
A defense undermined
These revelations weaken the defense of the boss of Legend, already singled out at the beginning of August by the media “Les Inrockuptibles” and the YouTuber TPZ for similar facts. The host admitted to “inappropriate” messages on Instagram on August 7 but pleaded for co-management of his Snapchat and Facebook accounts by his teams.
A version publicly contradicted by several of his former collaborators, directors and authors. The latter claim to have never had access to the host’s private messages.
This new scandal comes on top of older accusations of sexual harassment and toxic management within the online media. The consequences are already beginning to be felt. Thus, comedian Ragnar Le Breton has already announced his withdrawal from the major Zéniths tour planned by the Legend brand starting next October.
