Jérémie Patrier-Leitus, president of the parliamentary inquiry commission on public audiovisual, announced he will summon Vincent Bolloré in late February to question him about keeping Jean-Marc Morandini on air despite his conviction for corruption of minors. This comes amid internal tensions in the commission, where deputies denounce a 'witch hunt'.
Deputy Jérémie Patrier-Leitus (Horizons), president of the parliamentary inquiry commission on public audiovisual, stated on Franceinfo on February 4, 2026, that he will summon Vincent Bolloré, majority shareholder of Banijay, Nagui's production company. The hearing is scheduled for the last two weeks of February. Patrier-Leitus intends to question the billionaire about keeping Jean-Marc Morandini on CNews, a channel owned by the Canal+ group where Bolloré is the reference shareholder. Morandini was definitively convicted in January for corruption of minors and is listed as a perpetrator of sexual offenses.
'It will be an opportunity for Vincent Bolloré to explain himself, I will question him about that,' Patrier-Leitus affirmed. He added: 'It is not normal for a person, journalist or presenter, [definitively convicted] for corruption of minors [and] listed as a perpetrator of sexual offenses to be kept on air.' Although the commission focuses on public audiovisual, the deputy insists on respecting the framework, clarifying: 'I am not summoning Vincent Bolloré because he owns private audiovisual channels.'
Morandini's retention has sparked heated debates at CNews. Sonia Mabrouk, Pascal Praud, and Laurence Ferrari have distanced themselves. On Sunday, Philippe de Villiers, a host on the channel, and the Journal du Dimanche (JDD) expressed their disapproval.
Meanwhile, internal tensions are brewing in the commission. Four deputies – Ayda Hadizadeh (PS), Sophie Taillé-Polian (Génération.s), Erwan Balanant (MoDem), and Céline Calvez (Renaissance) – wrote to Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the National Assembly, on February 2, requesting a reprimand for rapporteur Charles Alloncle (UDR, Hérault). They accuse him of a 'witch hunt,' throwing those heard into the social media fray and forcing them to justify private life elements unrelated to public audiovisual. Braun-Pivet had already reprimanded Alloncle in December 2025.
