Tuesday October 3, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach died at the age of 86. Cyril Hanouna paid tribute to him on the set of Do not touch My TVthis Wednesday evening.
The media world is in mourning. This Tuesday, October 3, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach died at the age of 86. Sad news which plunged several personalities into immense grief. If Alain Duhamel saluted the memory of “best interviewer we’ve had”Enrico Macias admitted to having lost “a brother”while Emmanuel Macron described it as “sacred monster of French journalism”. This Wednesday, October 4, Cyril Hanouna also paid tribute to the famous journalist on the set of Do not touch My TV. “A great media man has left us, a man I adored, with whom I spent incredible times, it’s Jean-Pierre Elkabbach. He’s a legend of interviews, he had catchphrases incredible. And then, I who knew him well, he didn’t give up. I saw him again a year ago, we worked together. He was one of the greatest.”declared the star host of C8.
Cyril Hanouna victim of Jean-Pierre Elkabbach’s punchlines
As Cyril Hanouna recalled, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach was particularly known for the punchlines that he gave to his guests at the start of each interview. “In 2019, during the Yellow Vests, he interviewed me on CNews and it was incredible because he asked me a direct question, it became the ‘What am I getting involved in?’“remembered the PAF troublemaker, before revealing an extract from this interview that he will never forget. “He was the best political interviewer in decades, even for presidents it was an honor to be interviewed by him, people flocked”commented Gilles Verdez. “It’s rare for a journalist to be praised by the entire political class across all political spectrums, from the far left to the far right”reacted Valérie Benaïm. “We think very much of his family, we will miss him. He’s a man I loved very much.”, concluded Cyril Hanouna, visibly very moved.
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The date and place of the funeral of Jean-Pierre Elkabbach revealed
According to information revealed by his family, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach had undergone major surgery this summer and fell on Sunday October 1st. A fall since which his health has continued to worsen. The late journalist will be buried in the Montparnasse cemetery this Friday, October 6 at 4 p.m., his relatives announced to BFMTV.
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