On February 10, 2023, comedian Pierre Palmade was the cause of a terrible road accident near his home in Cély, hitting an oncoming vehicle in which were a man and his child as well as a woman. seven months pregnant who lost the child.

In the process, the ex-acolyte of Muriel Robin was indicted for homicide and involuntary injuries having used narcotics. The following February 25, Pierre Palmade was the victim of a stroke and placed in pre-trial detention before being released under judicial supervision while remaining hospitalized in order to follow a detoxification treatment. The Palmade affair caused a lot of noise in the media. Several celebrities have not hesitated to give their opinion on his addiction, including the host Danièle Gilbert.

“I thought of this young woman, they had probably already bought stuff for the baby […] What a waste for these people”, she had declared in the emission of Jordan De Luxe and to add “He didn’t get much help given the state he’s in. You have to help, when you have friends, it’s not just to work and go on stage, it’s also to bring him something human. thing. We help people! We are not going to use people and leave them afterwards…”.

More recently, host Vincent Lagaf” also qualified his comments regarding the accident caused by Pierre Palmade. “Pierre Palmade did something stupid and will pay for it all his life. But the father will limp all his life and the son will have the face of Ribéry … […] Pierre, we must let justice do it and stop beating on it, it will not change anything, “he explained during an interview granted to Ciné Télé Revue and to add: “Professionally, it will be complicated for him, financially, he will not recover. He is suddenly weaned from alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, sex. I do not take his defense, but it’s good, he pays. He lives in a hospital room because if he goes to prison, he dies in two weeks. To be judged, he must arrive alive at the trial, right?