Brothers, we don’t celebrate. Did the companions (Editor’s note: of the prophet) celebrate the New Year? Please stop, stop.” In a video shared on January 2, Gims had openly asked his fans of the Muslim faith not to send him any more wishes for the new year. Words strongly criticized. But this weekend, in the Sunday newspaper, the rapper broke the silence. “This video, I totally regret it“, assure lman with dark glasses. It was a UFO, I don’t usually communicate like that. I didn’t want to hurt people. At the same time, it’s intimate. Social media shouldn’t be a springboard to talk regarding that.” Before the ex-member of the Sexion d’Assaut adds. “It in no way changes my relationship with my audience, animist, Buddhist, Catholic, Muslim…” The interpreter of “Beautiful” then concludes, by way of confession. “This video was made spontaneously late at night. I’m so sorry.”
Converted to Islam in 2004, Gims reveals that his mother is still a Christian, “like his father or his brothers”. “You would have to put a cameraman with me for 48 hours to see how I work, the number of people from all walks of life that I meet. There I was tired, I had just watched a lot of snaps for the New Year, I was in fooling around.” If his bad buzz had no impact on ticket sales for his next tour, Gims was nevertheless well upset by his close and professional entourage according to The Parisian.