The socialist mayor of Strasbourg Catherine Trautmann said Monday that she had asked the Zénith, where Patrick Bruel is due to perform on November 21, to study ways to prevent the singer, targeted by numerous complaints for rape and sexual assault, from performing there.
“In view of the number of complaints and the seriousness of the facts denounced, a withdrawal of the artist now appears necessary,” writes the elected official on social networks. “I informed the venue manager of my position and asked that all the levers at his disposal be studied so that this concert could not be held in Strasbourg,” she adds.
Tour restart October 2
Patrick Bruel is indicted in four cases of sexual violence and has been placed under the status of assisted witness in four others. At the end of July, his judicial control was relaxed at his request to authorize him to leave French territory, a decision which the prosecution appealed.
Several mayors (Nathalie Koenders in Dijon, Ladislas Vergne in Chartres) have expressed their opposition to the singer performing as planned in their city. The 67-year-old singer, who has always contested the accusations against him, canceled all his concerts at the end of May until September after a proliferation of testimonies. But from October 2, he is supposed to go back on tour for 35 dates until November 21, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of his album “So look”.
