Overview
- On France 5, the 73-year-old said she plans to face her ex-husband in prison to ask, “Why did you do that?”, describing it as part of her healing.
- Her memoir, A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides, written with Judith Perrignon, publishes February 17 with a 22‑language rollout after excerpts ran in Le Monde.
- Emma Thompson will narrate the English-language audiobook, and a U.S. edition is set for release, with Pelicot giving her first American TV interview to CBS Sunday Morning on February 15.
- In the 2024 Avignon trial, 51 men were convicted for assaults recorded by Dominique Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years after drugging his wife and recruiting strangers online.
- Investigators have charged Dominique in two re-opened cold cases from 1991 and 1999, and he faces an accusation from his daughter, which he denies, as Gisèle says she is rebuilding her life with a new partner.