French singer Patrick Bruel has cancelled his concert tour scheduled to start in October following formal legal investigations into multiple cases of sexual violence.
The performer announced the cancellation in a statement published on Tuesday on his official Instagram profile, according to reporting by French news service TF1info.
Bruel is under formal investigation in four separate cases concerning allegations of sexual violence, TF1info reported. French judicial authorities have also placed the singer under the legal status of an assisted witness in four additional cases.
Understanding French judicial proceedings
In the French criminal justice system, being placed under formal investigation, known as being mis en examen, is a legal step taken by an investigating magistrate. It signifies that the judicial officer has found serious or corroborated evidence linking a person to alleged offenses, allowing formal inquiries to proceed before a trial decision is made.
The status of an assisted witness, or témoin assisté, serves as an intermediate legal standing between a standard witness and a formally indicted suspect under French law. This designation is granted when evidence exists against an individual or when they are named in allegations, but the investigating judge deems the material insufficient to justify formal charges at that stage.
Profile of Patrick Bruel and news coverage
Patrick Bruel is a major figure in French entertainment who established himself as a leading singer, songwriter, and film actor starting in the late 1980s. Known for hit songs such as Casser la voix, he built a massive fanbase across the French-speaking world and has maintained a prominent career in music, cinema, and theater over four decades.
The report detailing the cancellation of the tour was released by the video newsroom of TF1info Shorts, a digital format produced by TF1info. TF1info is the official online news outlet of TF1, the primary commercial television channel in France.
The source report did not indicate whether the October concert dates would be rescheduled or provide further details regarding future court appearances.
