After everything Ive done for the culture! : Jack Lang annoyed to have to wait in line at the cinema

Former Culture Minister, implicated in Epstein case, was not pleased to have to wait with other moviegoers on Sunday, March 22nd in front of the MK2 Bastille theater.

Jack Lang is not used to waiting in line. Sunday evening, while French citizens were rushing to the polling stations to elect their new mayor, the former Minister under François Mitterrand went to the MK2 Bastille cinema around 4:40 pm to watch “Les Rayons et les Ombres,” the new drama by Xavier Giannoli starring Jean Dujardin.

According to information from Le Canard Enchaîné, confirmed by Le Figaro on Wednesday afternoon, the former president of the Arab World Institute, who decided to resign after his links to Jeffrey Epstein, convicted for sex trafficking and pedocriminal activities, were discovered, did not appreciate having to blend in with the waiting line among other moviegoers.

Using his fame and ministerial privileges, Jack Lang unsuccessfully asked the cinema staff to let him enter the theater ahead of others to avoid several minutes of waiting under the Parisian sun. Our colleagues, who claim to have witnessed the scene, recount that the former resident of Rue de Valois was indignant to see how he was treated, stating “after all he has done for culture and cinema.”

“We bought our tickets an hour ago,” he then shouted in front of a surprised crowd. For him, there was no question of waiting any longer and spending his evening at the cinema. Unfortunately, “Les Rayons et les Ombres” lasted 3 hours and 19 minutes.