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Star comedian, actor and director, Pierre Palmade, 54, “was admitted in serious condition to the Kremlin-Bicêtre hospital. He was placed in intensive care. His days are no longer in danger this morning “, according to a press release from the family to AFP.

Nothing had been communicated Saturday at midday on the state of health of three other victims, the occupants of the car struck in the opposite direction. They are residents of Seine-et-Marne: the driver in his forties, his six-year-old son and his thirty-something and pregnant sister-in-law, according to a source close to the investigation.

The relatives of Pierre Palmade “are thinking of the people affected during this accident and are waiting for reassuring news”, according to the family.

Two passengers flee

According to the first elements of the investigation, the vehicle that the comedian was driving “made a sharp swerve which brought him to the opposite roadway with an almost frontal impact” with a car arriving in the opposite direction.

According to a police source at AFP, witnesses reported that two passengers in Pierre Palmade’s car fled following the collision. They would be “twenty years old”.

Friday evening, the pregnant woman and the driver, like Pierre Palmade, were transported by helicopter to the hospital. Their vital prognosis, and that of the six-year-old child who was evacuated by road, were engaged in the evening.

An 80-year-old man was slightly injured. He was in a third vehicle, which rammed the family car from behind.

“We hope to hear from people quickly, hoping that they will get out of it without too serious consequences”, according to a source close to the investigation.

Expected toxicological analyzes

The results of the toxicological analyzes will be known at the end of the day, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The Melun prosecutor’s office, contacted by AFP on Friday, reported “a main accident with the vehicle driven by Pierre Palmade and the vehicle arriving in front”, and a second collision with “a third vehicle (which) arrives and hits the family vehicle from behind”.

An investigation was opened for “involuntary injuries by driver resulting in incapacity for work for more than three months”.

The facts took place on the D372, in the south of the department of Seine-et-Marne, between Villiers-en-Bière and Perthes. The Seine-et-Marne prefecture told AFP of a collision with “strong kinetics”.

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The film, which stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, follows the creation of the Air Jordan brand and the groundbreaking partnership between Nike and Michael Jordan. The first trailer has just been released.

After several months of teasing, the film Air finally holds a release date and its first trailer; Ben Affleck’s new production will be available on April 5 on Prime Video.

The story takes place in 1984 at a time when Converse sneakers, worn by the most influential including NBA players, acted as must-have unbeatable. Far behind and rather discreetly, Nike, a small brand from Oregon, goes through complicated phases and is struggling to find a place in the sports shoe market. To get out of it, she will have to hit hard and target the most influential sector: basketballs.

It is in this sense that Sonny Vaccaro, director of the brand, decides once morest the current and once morest all odds to bet with his eyes closed on a young hope still unknown… Michael Jordan. The rest, we know. The rear will sign a historic and exclusive contract with Nike which will devote an entire subsidiary to him, which will forever change the course of the equipment manufacturer.

A cast that lives up to the story

To embody this crazy story, Ben Affleck puts himself on stage in the role of Phil Knight, who is none other than the co-founder of the brand. At his side, he took care to align his friend Matt Damon, which he is directing for the first time. And a double first for the duo, Air signs the first film produced by Artists Equity, a production company they created together last year.

The team is completed by Viola Davis (just awarded a Grammys) who plays Doloris, the mother of Michael Jordan and Chris Messina, who plays David Falk, the player’s agent. The surprise, which is also a real bias of the film, is that Michael Jordan will not be played, the key character in the story will only appear through archives. Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker and Gustaf Skarsgård will be in person alongside Affleck.