Pierre Niney has been in the eye of the storm since the announcement of his participation in Johnny Depp's next film, a biopic dedicated to the painter Modigliani. The actor, who had made a remarkable appearance in the clip of Balance ton quoi, the feminist anthem of the singer Angèle, was taken to task by many Internet users.
The choice of Pierre Niney is all the less well gone as it was announced just after the letter of Adèle Haenel denouncing the complacency of the cinema towards sexual aggressors.