Internal crisis at BFMTV over racist remarks and pluralism

On October 26, 2026, presenter Loïc Besson corrected Louis Boyard live on air, who accused BFMTV of not hosting guests making xenophobic remarks, and stated there was "in no way" racism on the channel; the same day, journalists expressed discomfort after a weekend of tensions surrounding media coverage of the Trappes attack. On November 2, more than 160 Nextprod employees denounced an "ideological drift" of BFMTV in a letter, citing the use of the terms "racailles" and "sauvages" on air. On November 4, BFMTV announced measures to ensure pluralism following accusations from LFI, while 200 journalists from the SDJ called for measures against the "normalization of racist remarks." On November 5, according to CGTV, Sonia Mabrouk would be seeking sanctions against Igor Sahiri, and BFMTV journalists went on strike for reporter safety and the credibility of the channel. On November 6 and 7, director Fabien Namias defended his journalists and Sonia Mabrouk, then management reaffirmed its support for the latter despite persistent internal discomfort; on November 6, a streamer called in a Twitch video to burn down the headquarters of CNews and BFMTV.