Overview
- - Mabrouk said the decision to retain Jean‑Marc Morandini is the management's call and stressed that her respect for leadership does not mean she endorses it.
- - She voiced concern for victims, noted she has lost sleep over the case, and stated she would have advised Morandini to step back if she were a close confidante.
- - France's Cour de cassation made Morandini's conviction final on January 15 for sexually explicit messages to three adolescents between 2009 and 2016, confirming a two‑year suspended sentence and a €20,000 fine.
- - CNews has kept Morandini on air, a stance Canal+ France chief Gérald‑Brice Viret said the group fully assumes; the channel is part of the Bolloré‑controlled Groupe Canal+.
- - Morandini has indicated he may petition the European Court of Human Rights, leaving a possible legal avenue beyond the French judgment.