Angèle

The French tax authorities are seeking to determine whether Angèle and her company Saïmiri should have been taxed in France. A search of premises and seizures were authorised and subsequently upheld on the basis of indications of residence and business activity in France.

State of the evidence

Tax audit and litigation concerning the search documented; no fraud established

Legal status — source text

Tax investigation ongoing; search authorisation upheld by French courts; no conviction documented as at 1 September 2026

Attribution

Direct involvement as the taxpayer under investigation

Electronic music collective Contrefaçon criticised the 'Dis-le' music video for visual similarities to its own work and for commercially appropriating free-party culture.

State of the evidence

Similarities and public allegation documented; plagiarism not judicially established

Legal status — source text

No judicial proceedings documented

Attribution

Direct involvement as the music video's main artist, with creative responsibility shared with her team

A phrase in 'Balance ton quoi' associating homosexuality with an insult was criticised and sometimes reused in a homophobic manner. Angèle subsequently explained that she would no longer write it that way.

State of the evidence

Lyrics and public expression of regret documented

Attribution

Direct responsibility as singer-songwriter

After her brother Roméo Elvis acknowledged inappropriate sexual conduct, Angèle was pressed on social media to respond because of her feminist commitment, notably through the hashtag 'balance ton frère'.

State of the evidence

Public reactions documented; no wrongful act attributed to Angèle

Legal status — source text

No proceedings against Angèle

Attribution

Family and reputational association only

Angèle recounted that a French television personality had revealed her bisexuality without her consent, forcing her to discuss it publicly before she had chosen to do so.

State of the evidence

Angèle's direct public testimony

Legal status — source text

No proceedings documented; Angèle is the victim, not the person accused

Role of the person profiled

Protagonist is the victim

Cauet publicly criticised Angèle after a young admirer received a video message which he considered too brief, triggering criticism on social media and on air.

State of the evidence

Exchange and public criticism documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Cauet criticised Angèle for not supplying an item for a charity auction. She replied that lockdown prevented her from sending it and that she had already made direct donations to the medical sector.

State of the evidence

Public accusation and response documented

Attribution

Direct responsibility for her response; refusal to show solidarity not established