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Bolloré Targeted by Celebrity Open Letter Over Media Control

5/22/2026

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Vincent Bolloré, media tycoon, faces an open letter protesting his media control.
Signatories including Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Robyn Slovo joined the letter.
Canal+ Chair Maxime Saada said it will stop working with the signatories.
The writers’ union (FSE) cited four Canal+ interference cases—such as a 2022 script change to “Paris Police 1900” and a 2017 rejection of “Sorry Angel” over LGBT content—warning of threats to creative freedom.

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Vincent Bolloré, media tycoon, faces an open letter protesting his media control.
Signatories including Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Robyn Slovo joined the letter.
Canal+ Chair Maxime Saada said it will stop working with the signatories.
The writers’ union (FSE) cited four Canal+ interference cases—such as a 2022 script change to “Paris Police 1900” and a 2017 rejection of “Sorry Angel” over LGBT content—warning of threats to creative freedom.