“It’s grotesque”: Pierre Arditi defends Rachida Dati after her appointment as Minister of Culture

Pierre Arditi, comme d'autres personnalités du monde de la culture, a pris la défense de Rachida Dati. MAXPPP

Le comédien de 79 ans déplore les critiques à l'encontre de Rachida Dati, dont l'arrivée surprise au ministère de la Culture du gouvernement Attal, a provoqué de vives réactions.

Actor Pierre Arditi to the rescue of Rachida Dati. While his appointment as Minister of Culture by Gabriel Attal this Thursday, November 11, aroused the astonishment of part of the political class, the actor estimated this Friday, January 12 on  RTL that we had to give him a chance.

"The charge against her is that she is not on the right side, that she is not a specialist. But who is a specialist ? Nobody, absolutely nobody. Who knows everything about culture ? Who knows what to do and what should be done and above all who does it ? Nobody or practically nobody, insists the actor of 79 years old.

"They are decapitated before they can use their heads. How can you judge someone before they have done anything ? It’s grotesque, he concluded.

"The image of a fighter who is not afraid"

Other personalities from the world of culture also commented on this surprise announcement. Actress Anna Mouglalis reacted on TF1 by declaring: "The culture has been, well, destroyed, but the culture is alive. Its function is to resist. Either way, something is absolutely going on. It's a cultural revolution."

« Naaaan » La stupéfaction d’Anna Mouglalis en apprenant la nomination de Rachida Dati comme nouvelle ministre de la Culture. #remaniement

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"His appointment is a surprise that no one saw coming", declared to Parisien Richard Patry, president of the National Federation of French Cinemas. "We don't do politics, our objective is the defense of cinemas," he said added.

Always in the columns of Parisien, the show producer and close to President Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Marc Dumontet, estimated that & quot;Her asset (to Rachida Dati, NDLR) is to have political weight, she has the image of a fighter who is not afraid.