Overview

• He was convicted in February of habitual domestic violence against one former partner and acquitted of similar allegations by another, receiving a 12-month suspended sentence.
• He has sued the French state for “grave judicial misconduct,” alleging the Paris prosecutor’s office fabricated a public document to secure his conviction.
• His defense argues that the early closure of a 2023 cyberharassment complaint he filed obscured key evidence and skewed the domestic violence trial.
• M6 removed his programs from the airwaves after his conviction, pausing broadcasts of shows like “Recherche appartement ou maison” and “Maison à vendre.”
• Julien Courbet and other colleagues have publicly backed Plaza, stressing the importance of due process and second chances.