Résumé
Pierre Ménès speaks and apologizes after a controversy linked to his words over the duration of Thierry Ardisson’s disease, who died of liver cancer.
Summary
The world of television is crying for the disappearance of Thierry Ardisson, died on July 14 at the age of 76 from liver cancer. Diagnosed in 2012, the emblematic host fought for many years against the disease.
“I became very, very keen on my illness … I know exactly what I have and I know exactly what the treatments do and everything. But when I arrive in the hospital, I donate my body to science. From the moment I am lying on the bed, they have everything. They do what they want“, he said in the documentary The hidden side of the man in black, Directed by his wife Audrey Crespo-Mara.
Pierre Ménès: his opinion decided on Thierry Ardisson’s disease
Surprised by these revelations, Pierre Ménès then did not fail to react on his social networks.
“Thirteen years for liver cancer? It seems very long to me. It largely put time to put a transplant in place. I don’t believe it. I was grafted the liver and my illness ended with cancer. So I know what I’m talking about“, He tweeted. A decided opinion that sparked strong reactions.
At the heart of the scandal, the famous sports consultant specializing in football was therefore obliged to explain it. “”I have never questioned Thierry cancer“He said via a YouTube video.
“Not very skilful on this one”
“I just surprised myself as a person who was grafted from the liver and having a father who died of liver cancer at 53 years old, carried away in a year, I was surprised that a liver cancer could be lugged for 13 years“He added.
And to conclude as follows: “My tweet was extremely clumsy and I really regret it. First of all because it was not the time to give the illusion of launching a controversy. It was not even my idea to launch a controversy. I was not very skilful on this one and I apologize to the people who could have been injured or hit by this comment“. A bad buzz for Pierre Ménès.
