Bertrand Cantat: the amazing request of the singer before his release from prison

Before his release from prison in 2007, singer Bertrand Cantat made an amazing request which was revealed only twenty years later. An unexpected request, which speaks volumes about his strategy of reintegration.

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, Philippe Laflaquière, the judge who released Bertrand Cantat on parole in 2007, spoke about this court decision on the program C l'hebdo.

On August 1, 2023, Marie Trintignant succumbs to her wounds in Lithuania less than a week after being beaten by the then companion, Bertrand Cantat. During her hospitalization, the French media evoke "a violent dispute" during which the actress received "a slap". "Chahut, chamaiterie or deliberate act?", questions a journalist of Radio France. As the victim's family complains, the media sphere gets excited. The first elements of the investigatio…