Four years after her forced but negotiated departure from Canal+, following accusations of sexual assault brought by Marie Portolano in her documentary I'm not a slut, I'm a journalistPierre Ménès “Do not close the door to anyone but does not ask for anything”. A few months before retirement, the sports journalist (62) has only his YouTube channel as a media activity. And it seems to be fine.
“I am in my life, I will be retired in October, I have this YouTube channel which gives me more and more satisfaction. I also made a record in June in terms of audience and winningshe said. So, obviously, the gains are infinitely lower than what I could touch before when I was on TV, but it does not matter. »» In his previous life, “Pierrot” was actually safe from need.
In the podcast Bazeled by Sasha Elbaz, the former sniper of Canal Football Club transparently evokes his income of the time. “It was well paid, yeshe admits. It was paid 100,000 euros (per year) in salary, more image rights which were 120 or 130,000 euros. »» To this were added large checks linked to his various partnerships with EA Sports, to whom he lent his voice for video games Fifaor Unibet.
Pierre Ménès: “I miss the money”
“FIFA, it was 15 days or three weeks of recording. A nightmare, in a room that made the table four times with a computer screen and phrases to read for whole days. With the game ambassador contract, it was 80,000 bullets per year ”he reveals. In all,
“It was 500,000”continues the ex-consultant of the encrypted chain, before explaining that his daily life has since radically changed.
“That, the money I miss because today I have nothingsays Pierre Ménès, who does not complain about his situation. This is not complicated because I still contributed a lot and I will have a nice retirement: 5000, 4500. We demonstrate ourselves, we put a little money aside … “ And his YouTube channel, where he has some 74,000 subscribers, also helps him to complete the end of the month.
