Overview
- Anthony and Alain-Fabien Delon appeared on March 17 before the Paris criminal court’s 17th chamber, charged over the recording and online sharing of a private exchange involving their sister and Alain Delon at the Douchy residence in January 2024.
- Alain-Fabien told the court he published the audio to protect and honor his father’s memory; he faces charges for both recording and posting it, while Anthony is pursued for relaying the clip on Instagram with the caption “les masques tombent.”
- Prosecutable penalties include up to one year in prison and €45,000 in fines, and Anouchka’s lawyers asked that the court’s decision be posted on the brothers’ social media accounts.
- The court heard excerpts from the January 5, 2024 recording in which Anouchka says, among other remarks, “We’re burying you” and “The trap will close on you,” a conversation the brothers argue shows their concerns about their father’s situation.
- The judgment is due June 3, days after a June 1 hearing in Switzerland on Alain-Fabien’s separate bid to annul their father’s Swiss will, a process that has paused related proceedings in France.