Singer Patrick Bruel Denies Allegations After Police Questioning
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Patrick Bruel is a famous French singer. A woman named Karine Viseur says she is a victim of the singer. She says Patrick Bruel denied everything from the start.
Patrick Bruel talked to the police in a special interview called garde à vue. This means the police kept him for questions. After this, he made a statement. He said he did not do the things people say.
Karine Viseur is not happy with his words. She says his way of acting, or his modus operandi, is always the same. This means he acts the same way every time, she says.
Another famous woman, Louane, talked about this story too. She said she would feel uncomfortable about it. Patrick Bruel has cancelled his music tour because of the situation.
Another woman, Helena Noguerra, also spoke about a story with Patrick Bruel. She said he touched her skirt with his hands.
This story is still happening. More people may talk about it soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- denied
- said something is not true
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- garde à vue
- a French word for police holding someone for questions
- modus operandi
- the usual way someone does something
- uncomfortable
- not feeling good about something
- cancelled
- stopped something before it happens
- skirt
- clothes women wear on the legs
- victim
- a person who is hurt by someone
- accusations
- words that say someone did something bad
- singer
- a person who sings songs
- tour
- many concerts in different places
- statement
- words a person says in public
- famous
- known by many people
- questioning
- asking many questions
- situation
- what is happening now
Quiz
Answer key
1. Karine Viseur 2. He denied them 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Patrick Bruel is a famous French _____. A woman named Karine Viseur says she is a _____ of the singer. She says Patrick Bruel _____ everything from the start.
Patrick Bruel talked to the _____ in a special interview called garde à vue. After this, he made a _____. He said he did not do the things people say.
Karine Viseur says his _____ operandi is always the same.
Patrick Bruel has _____ his music tour because of the _____.
Helena Noguerra said he touched her _____ with his hands.