There are four former colleagues of the host of “Manu dans le 6-10” who have referred him to the industrial tribunal for “moral harassment”. Valentin Chevalier, Isabelle Giami, Aude Fraineau and Pauline Bordja, all represented by lawyer Pierre Vignal, accuse the star host of NRJ, Manu Lévy of having harassed them, to the point that they left the radio station. The latter contests these accusations, according to the different parties, confirming information from Release.
A hearing has been set for September 16, specifies the lawyer. “All of them saw their health damaged, they were arrested, and all suffered career damage,” he told AFP, affirming that harassment was “the determining factor” in their departure from NRJ .
Manu Lévy refutes outright
In addition, Valentin Chevalier and Isabelle Giami are asking NRJ “to reclassify (their contract) as a permanent contract, and Aude Fraineau is asking for reminders of overtime,” said their lawyer Pierre Vignal. All four criticize Manu Levy, at the helm of the radio morning show since 2011, for “extreme control” and “an immense workload”, according to Me Vignal.
The host of “Manu dans le 6-10”, for his part, “categorically refutes all the facts with which (he is) overwhelmed”. “In 13 seasons on NRJ, I have not been aware of any complaint concerning me. Over the last ten years, Valentin Chevalier has stayed 8 years, Isabelle Giami 5 years,” he underlined in a statement sent to AFP.
Gaël Sanquer, deputy director of musical media for the NRJ group, criticized the “black, caricatured and misleading picture” drawn up.