“Macron motherfucker, Macron, get out! “. Guest of the electro festival, Le Touquet Beach Music Festival, in the seaside town of Pas-de-Calais, the Franco-American artist Marc Rebillet created controversy on Saturday evening, starting an improvised piece of music, with an insult to the president of the Republic, reports The voice of the North.
Especially since the latter, back from an official trip to Algeria, showed up at the festival, in the VIP area, just after Marc Rebillet’s concert. Dissatisfied with the behavior of the singer in a bathrobe, the director of the TMB festival, France Leduc, confirms, in The Voice of the North, asking him to reimburse his stamp. What the singer and producer had complained about in a video posted on Instagram Sunday, the day after the concert.
“He took the TMB hostage”
“He took the TMB hostage to make his buzz serving only his interests, specifies France Leduc. Knowing full well that it is covered by freedom of expression. Teams are affected by what happens. Festival-goers were shocked. »
Marc Rebillet defends himself by explaining that he “already insulted Emmanuel Macron on stage several times” and that it was therefore not an “unexpected situation”. In his video, the artist also accuses the festival organization of having wanted to cut his microphone during the concert.
“Being an artist does not excuse everything”
The event has also gained momentum on social networks since the mayor of Le Touquet, Daniel Fasquelle, has since gone there with his comments. “Being an artist does not excuse everything, points out Daniel Fasquelle. Marc Rebillet has exceeded the limits […] by gratuitously and rudely insulting the President of the Republic. I ask the organizers […] to ensure that he is no longer invited. What Marc Rebillet answered in a comment that he would not accept a next invitation.
Marc Rebillet saw its notoriety increase tenfold during confinement via videos on YouTube. He will play in Paris, at the Olympia, on July 5, and is due to come to Lille, at the Aéronef, on September 11. One thing is certain: he will probably never return to Le Touquet.