Ménès Affair: Marie Portolano Indicted

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Journalist Marie Portolano was indicted on 15 August after a complaint filed by former colleague of Canal Plus, Pierre Ménès

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Journalist Marie Portolano finds herself at the heart of a new judicial turmoil. On 15 August 2025, she was charged with public defamation following a complaint lodged by the former consultant of Canal+, Pierre Menès. A book that disturbs the origin of the dispute dates back to the publication

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Marie Portolano is a rising figure in French sports journalism. She started her career in the print press before imposing on Eurosport, BeIN Sports, and then Canal+. The journalist quickly becomes one of the few women sports journalists recognized in France. Her ability to analyse and popularize sports news, her professionalism and her sense of directness make her a voice heard in a traditionally male-dominated sector. The journalist is especial…

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In March 2024, Marie Portolano published her book Je suis la femme du plateau. Three months later, Pierre Ménes seized justice. Indeed, if he is never named in this book, Canal+'s former columnist was recognized in the journalist's book. She accuses the person concerned of sexual assault, claiming that he raised the skirt and touched the women, off-air, but in front of the public of the Canal Football Club, in 2016. On 15 August, the animator wa…

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Director of the documentary "I'm not a slut, I'm a journalist" in 2021, and author three years later of the book "I'm the woman of the plateau", published in March 2024 at the Stock editions, Marie Portolano was indicted on 15 August for defamation, according to news from the digital media Les Jours. "Continued in defamation by Canal+'s ex-chroniceur, she will be sent back to a court. She had told in a book an alleged assault on her part," said …