Woman sexually assaulted live on TV as presenter kisses her breast without permission

Hundreds have complained after a woman was sexually assaulted on live TV – and it was met with laughter from hosts and the audience. The French gameshow 35 Hours of Baba, shown on TPMP and hosted by Cyril Hanouna, was trying to set the record for the longest continuous episode by running for 35 hours. A 21-year-old model called Soraya played Kardashian-West, while panellist Jean-Michel Maire had to break in and ‘rescue’ her. It was after this performance that things took a sinister turn. Hanouna started urging Soraya to let Maire give her a kiss in return for ‘rescuing’ her. Soraya explicitly and firmly says ‘no’ – Maire tries to say, ‘She said yes!’ but Soraya repeats again, ‘I said no‘. Hanouna starts asking her why she won’t let Maire kiss her, and she says that it’s because people are watching. Maire then suggests ‘Well we can do it backstage…’ prompting laughter from Hanouna and the audience. Maire then leans in for a kiss, and Soraya turns her face away. Instead of leaving her alone as she had expressly asked, Maire then bends down and kisses her right breast instead. People were horrified. Within minutes viewers took to Twitter to call the hosts out for ‘sexual assault’. And the CSA, France’s broadcasting watchdog, confirmed that they had received more than 250 complaints within 24 hours of the show airing – and that they are now investigating. Sexual assault in France is punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment and a €75,000 (£67,000) fine. Both Hanouna and Maire have yet to release a statement about the incident. | Metro News via IFTTT

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