At the beginning of April, before the Easter weekend, Aurélien Tchouaméni hosted the first episode of Season 3 of ‘The Bridge’ with Sandy Héribert as co-host and special guests. Malik Bentalha and Donel Jack’sman on one side, and Kylian Mbappé and Achraf Hakimi on the other. A show of over an hour and a half during which the PSG defender talked about his friendship with Mbappé, his tough start in Paris, and his fatherhood among other things. However, Hakimi was not asked about the rape accusations he faces and which have led to legal proceedings.

“The guy didn’t get it. It’s not an interview, it’s a chat between friends. Why so much bitterness and jealousy when they are two different products. The real answer: nearly 5 million views in a week. People have spoken.”

“Leave me alone”

This sparked a serious outburst from Bertrand Latour. A statement from the Canal+ journalist on RTL that led to a response from Pierre Ménès on X. “The guy didn’t get it. It’s not an interview, it’s a chat between friends. Why so much bitterness and jealousy when they are two different products. The real answer: nearly 5 million views in a week. People have spoken.” Bertrand Latour did not take kindly to this message from the former star of the Canal Football Club by reacting in this way. “Leave me alone.” A clear message.

“The video has 5 million views, and the guy says ‘there are no journalist questions, no follow-ups’ but it’s not the same product”

This Monday, as part of his segment Face à Pierrot on his YouTube channel Pierrot Le Foot, Pierre Ménès took another shot at Bertrand Latour. “Today there are guys who criticize, they’re everywhere in the media. There’s Bruce Grannec continuing his self-flagellation of Messi and self-destruction of Mbappé. You have Bertrand Latour, whom I clashed with yesterday for his comments on ‘The Bridge.’ (he sighs) I’ll make a parenthesis, the guy clearly didn’t understand the concept of the show, which is a discussion among players, showbiz personalities, they are comfortable, they are having fun. The video has 5 million views, and the guy says ‘there are no journalist questions, no follow-ups’ but it’s not the same product. We’re not talking about the same thing.”

“If you don’t want to be criticized, you urgently need to do something else”

Pierre Ménès did not stop there, digging up old controversies from his Canal days to put Bertrand Latour in his place. “Just a small note for Bertrand Latour: dude, you’re on Canal+ at the Canal Football Club. If you don’t want to be criticized, you urgently need to do something else because when I was in your place, I was being roasted every week, had more violent controversies every week, and I didn’t cry saying ‘people are mean, the guy speaks ill of me.’ Anyway.”