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'Dieudonné M'bala M'bala', generally known simply as 'Dieudonné' (born 1966 in Fontenay-aux-Roses near Paris to a woman from Brittany and an African father from Cameroon) is a controversial French comedian who claims to be politically anti-racist, but who has been often accused of being anti-semitic.
Dieudonné started his career performing with French Jewish comedian Elie Semoun before going solo in 1997. His first shows (such as ''Patrick's Divorce'') gained him a considerable success, but his controversial quotes and sketches in which he blamed all monotheistic religions started to make him a growing number of enemies. In the introduction to a March 2006 interview, ''The Independent'' called him a "French Louis Farrakhan... obsessed with Jews".
He has been the subject of legal proceedings for "''apologie d'actes de terrorisme''" (justifying terrorist acts) after 9/11. Thus, in the French monthly ''L'Écho des savanes'', he referred to Osama bin Laden as the "most important personality in contemporary history [, because he] stands alone against the biggest power in the world[. O]bviously, it calls for respect. I prefer bin Laden's charisma to that of George Bush".
He has also been the object of attention for alleged anti-Jewish hate speech. He called the observance of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz "memorial pornography", and referred to the French Jewish organization CRIF as "an anti-constitutional cult" and "a mafia that controls everything in France".
In December 2003, he made an appearance on live television dressed as a Haredi Jew and urged Muslims to convert to the "American-Israeli axis of good" if they wanted a place in this society. Dieudonné finished the show by giving the traditional Nazi salute and exclaiming "Isra-Heil!". He was accused of violating French laws against incitation to racial or religious hatred, but in 2004, a Paris court ruled that he did not violate the law.
After his show on TV, some people interviened during one of his one man show in Lyon (in La Bourse du Travail) on February 5, 2004, they entered te place chanting "Dieudonné, fucking nigger, the Jewish will kill you" and attacking a 13-year-old girl with a home-made bomb .
Dieudonné's defenders point out that the result of the various legal proceedings is that there has been no final conviction on any criminal charges, after appeals. His penchant for attracting controversy has made many TV channels and venues reluctant to book him.
In December 2005, he was in the news for losing a lawsuit to prevent an unflattering biography from being reprinted, and for announcing his candidacy for the 2007 presidential elections. The webpage for his official presidential candidacy regularly features articles by the notorious Holocaust-denier Serge Thion (under the transparent pseudonym "Serge Noith"). He abandoned his candidacy in October 2006.
★ On 2 March 2005, in Martinique, four Israelis attacked him after referring to the TV show.
★ On February 11, 2006, he participated in the Parisian "" against the ''Muhammad cartoons''.
★ On March 10, 2006, a Paris court sentenced him to a €5,000 fine for having alleged in an interview (published in February 2004) that "those Jews that criticise me are all former slave-merchants who now control the media and the banks".
★ In May 2006, he gave a lengthy interview to the far-right monthly ''Le Choc du mois'' .
★ On June 14, 2006, he was sentenced to a total of 4,500 € fine (3,000 + 1,500) for libel, having accused a prominent Jewish TV-show host of "actively financing the Israeli army".
★ In November 2006 he appeared at a political event for Jean-Marie Le Pen's far-right party. After Le Pen crashed out of the first round of the presidential election with a suprisingly low result, Dieudonné appeared at a political event for Ségolène Royal.
#Lichfield, John. "''Heard the one about the racist black comedian?''". The Independent. 22 March 2006.
#Mercier, Anne-Sophie. ''La Vérité sur Dieudonné'' ("The Truth About Dieudonné"). Editions Plon.
# Tout le monde en parle Dieudonné / Ardisson 11 décembre 2004: Dieudonné's interview by Thierry Ardisson, 11 december 2004.
#Reuters. "''Paris court fines French comic for comparing Jews to slave traders''". 3 March 2006. Online version
#Cover of ''Le Choc du mois'', May 2006 issue, prominently featuring M'bala M'bala.
#Dieudonné condamné à 3.000 euros d'amende pour avoir diffamé Arthur
# Dieudonné agressé en Martinique
#Racism Unfiltered in France
★ Mention of the acquittal of M'bala M'bala in the "Isra-Heil" case (bottom of page) – From the Stephen Roth Institute, Tel Aviv University
★ Review of his allegedly antisemitic work
Dieudonné started his career performing with French Jewish comedian Elie Semoun before going solo in 1997. His first shows (such as ''Patrick's Divorce'') gained him a considerable success, but his controversial quotes and sketches in which he blamed all monotheistic religions started to make him a growing number of enemies. In the introduction to a March 2006 interview, ''The Independent'' called him a "French Louis Farrakhan... obsessed with Jews".
He has been the subject of legal proceedings for "''apologie d'actes de terrorisme''" (justifying terrorist acts) after 9/11. Thus, in the French monthly ''L'Écho des savanes'', he referred to Osama bin Laden as the "most important personality in contemporary history [, because he] stands alone against the biggest power in the world[. O]bviously, it calls for respect. I prefer bin Laden's charisma to that of George Bush".
He has also been the object of attention for alleged anti-Jewish hate speech. He called the observance of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz "memorial pornography", and referred to the French Jewish organization CRIF as "an anti-constitutional cult" and "a mafia that controls everything in France".
In December 2003, he made an appearance on live television dressed as a Haredi Jew and urged Muslims to convert to the "American-Israeli axis of good" if they wanted a place in this society. Dieudonné finished the show by giving the traditional Nazi salute and exclaiming "Isra-Heil!". He was accused of violating French laws against incitation to racial or religious hatred, but in 2004, a Paris court ruled that he did not violate the law.
After his show on TV, some people interviened during one of his one man show in Lyon (in La Bourse du Travail) on February 5, 2004, they entered te place chanting "Dieudonné, fucking nigger, the Jewish will kill you" and attacking a 13-year-old girl with a home-made bomb .
Dieudonné's defenders point out that the result of the various legal proceedings is that there has been no final conviction on any criminal charges, after appeals. His penchant for attracting controversy has made many TV channels and venues reluctant to book him.
In December 2005, he was in the news for losing a lawsuit to prevent an unflattering biography from being reprinted, and for announcing his candidacy for the 2007 presidential elections. The webpage for his official presidential candidacy regularly features articles by the notorious Holocaust-denier Serge Thion (under the transparent pseudonym "Serge Noith"). He abandoned his candidacy in October 2006.
| Contents |
| Recent incidents |
| References |
| External links |
Recent incidents
★ On 2 March 2005, in Martinique, four Israelis attacked him after referring to the TV show.
★ On February 11, 2006, he participated in the Parisian "" against the ''Muhammad cartoons''.
★ On March 10, 2006, a Paris court sentenced him to a €5,000 fine for having alleged in an interview (published in February 2004) that "those Jews that criticise me are all former slave-merchants who now control the media and the banks".
★ In May 2006, he gave a lengthy interview to the far-right monthly ''Le Choc du mois'' .
★ On June 14, 2006, he was sentenced to a total of 4,500 € fine (3,000 + 1,500) for libel, having accused a prominent Jewish TV-show host of "actively financing the Israeli army".
★ In November 2006 he appeared at a political event for Jean-Marie Le Pen's far-right party. After Le Pen crashed out of the first round of the presidential election with a suprisingly low result, Dieudonné appeared at a political event for Ségolène Royal.
References
#Lichfield, John. "''Heard the one about the racist black comedian?''". The Independent. 22 March 2006.
#Mercier, Anne-Sophie. ''La Vérité sur Dieudonné'' ("The Truth About Dieudonné"). Editions Plon.
# Tout le monde en parle Dieudonné / Ardisson 11 décembre 2004: Dieudonné's interview by Thierry Ardisson, 11 december 2004.
#Reuters. "''Paris court fines French comic for comparing Jews to slave traders''". 3 March 2006. Online version
#Cover of ''Le Choc du mois'', May 2006 issue, prominently featuring M'bala M'bala.
#Dieudonné condamné à 3.000 euros d'amende pour avoir diffamé Arthur
# Dieudonné agressé en Martinique
#Racism Unfiltered in France
External links
★ Mention of the acquittal of M'bala M'bala in the "Isra-Heil" case (bottom of page) – From the Stephen Roth Institute, Tel Aviv University
★ Review of his allegedly antisemitic work
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