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Several ex-relatives of the multi-convicted comedian question the sincerity of the histrion’s apologies. Who, in his conspiratorial delirium, would hope to reap the benefits by being able to perform again in large performance halls, in particular for his show with Francis Lalanne.
“Me, this story of asking for forgiveness from the Jewish community, I don’t believe it for a second”asserts to Release Hervé Houdemont. This Breton with an imposing build and a full beard was Dieudonné’s handyman for fifteen years. The one who drives it. Who plays the understudy for the lighting tests of his shows. Who sometimes acts as a bodyguard. A man whom the anti-Semitic humorist calls not without a certain emphasis “My brother”. This pseudo-fraternity which unites the two individuals, Hervé Houdemont decided to put an end to it in mid-January, disgusted by the “schemes”THE “little tricks” and especially the “lies” of Dieudonne.
Seated on the terrace of a Rennes café in early March, Hervé Houdemont, 47, speaks freely and without embarrassment about his adventure with Dieudonné, to the point of attracting the curious gazes of other customers seated under a mild sun for the season. In front of his long coffee, he tells Freed the fifteen years he spent alongside the multi-convicted comedian. “At the beginning, I sincerely believed that he was not anti-Semitic but I think he has become one: he is against everything that does not go in the direction of his interests”, he judges.
“Gouroutic and sectarian”
Between two thundering laughs, Hervé Houdemont explains