In the middle of the World Cup, Antoine Dupont found himself at the center of a small affair involving Jean Dujardin, part of the French extreme right and especially the magazine Valeurs Actuelles. Present at a press conference this Tuesday, two days before the match against Namibia, he was questioned on this subject.
It’s a story of values. Taking advantage of the hype around rugby with the World Cup, the magazine Current Values made its latest headline on the supposed virtues conveyed by this sport, speaking in particular of an alleged patriotism which would be more visible than in other disciplines. To illustrate it, Antoine Dupont was notably highlighted…
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Dujardin and Dupont against Valeurs Actuelles
Except that this was not really appreciated by the captain of the XV of France ! The actor Jean Dujardin, who led and participated in the opening ceremony of the World Cup and who also appeared on this front page, posted a photo on social networks accompanied by the message: “ France yes, your values no. No recovery. THANKS “. A message shared by Dupontwhich therefore found itself at the center of a rather unexpected debate and which notably caused talk in a certain fringe of French politics.
“I think I developed my position a little by making this gesture”
During the press conference this Tuesday, Antoine Dupont obviously couldn’t escape questions on this subject… which he doesn’t seem to want to talk about, however. “ I think I developed my position a little by making this gesture » explained the captain of the XV of Francewho wishes to concentrate on the next meeting facing the Namibia (Thursday, 9 p.m.). “ I’m not sure that’s the purpose of this press conference today “. To note that Current Values had reacted on social networks, declaring in particular: “ We loved you before, we will love you after. Because everyone has the right to love you, each newspaper is free in its publications ».
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