BFMTV apologized to viewers on Saturday and provisionally “indented” a reporter who made “totally inappropriate” remarks during the broadcast of the national tribute in China to victims of the coronavirus.
“They bury Pokémon,” we could hear a person whispering Saturday morning on the channel antenna, during a sequence all in images, showing the meditation of Chinese leaders and the day of national mourning organized throughout China in memory of fellow Covid-19 compatriots.
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BFMTV and BFM Business columnist Emmanuel Lechypre then presented his mea culpa for having made these comments, which sparked thousands of reactions on social networks.
“This morning during the broadcast of the tribute to the victims in China, I allowed myself a totally inappropriate expression, thinking that the microphones were closed. It was totally inappropriate, I am very sorry for it and I renew my apologies”, he said in particular on the news channel.
This morning on BFM TV I allowed myself a totally inappropriate remark during the broadcast of a tribute to the victims of the virus in China. These inappropriate comments were broadcast on air when I thought the microphones were closed. I sincerely apologize.
– Emmanuel Lechypre (@Manu_Lechypre) April 4, 2020
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The chain and its director Marc-Olivier Fogiel also apologized “following the involuntary broadcast of remarks totally out of place on set this morning”.
Journalist Emmanuel Lechypre will be “withdrawn (…) for a period of one week” on the airwaves of BFMTV and BFM Business, announced in the evening BFMTV in a press release, without specifying whether this measure would be accompanied by sanctions .
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