on Twitter, Mila speaks on “the controversy of the happy new year”

MASTER GIMS. On Instagram, rapper Gims asked his Muslim “brothers” to stop wishing him a happy new year. Since then, reactions have been raining on Twitter.

[Mis à jour le 03 janvier 2022 à 16h21] Around Gims’ statements, the controversy does not fall and reactions are raining on social networks. On Saturday January 1, the French rapper unleashed a wave of indignation by asking, in several videos posted on Instagram, his Muslim “brothers” to stop wishing him a happy new year during this holiday season. explaining that these wishes were once morest their values. “Please, with Happy New Years, New Years, leave me, you know I never replied to that, and you keep sending me until January, February (… ) In addition, muslims, we have the same conviction, stop with that. It’s muslims who send me that, most of the time. Brothers, don’t do that “, writes Gims in this video posted on Instagram, which quickly made the rounds on social networks and, inevitably, sparked controversy.

“Come on, let’s focus on our own stuff. Let’s stay strong on our values,” he concluded. These remarks, accused of communitarianism by many Internet users and various commentators, aroused a lively controversy and made anonymous, politicians or personalities of all stripes react. Among these reactions, that of young Mila, victim of harassment and death threats since 2020 and her comments on Islam. “Gims who despises his fans who wish him a happy New Year with kindness, I am ashamed to have
listened to such an intolerant Islamist rapper in my teenage years, “writes the young woman on Twitter.

And the controversy has also been invited to the political scene. Gims, fervent support of the presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse during her campaign for the regional elections, was also pinned by Marlène Schiappa this Monday morning on the set of RMC. “Me, I wish everyone a Happy New Year, including Maitre Gims. As Minister in charge of citizenship, I fight once morest radicalization, separatism, a form of communitarianism”, explained the Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship.

Gims rants once morest people who wish him Happy New Year.

He no longer wants to hear regarding it and reminds all Muslims. pic.twitter.com/LL2rr4jX2g

– Generasonrap (@generasonrap) January 1, 2022

“I recently learned in a television program that Maitre Gims was funded by the Ile-de-France region and that he had given his support to Valérie Pécresse. I am asking Valérie Pécresse today what she thinks of these words, “she added. When Eric Zemmour tackle him also, on Twitter, the president of the Ile-de-France Region, Robert Ménard denounces for his part “the dumbest, most filthy communitarianism” of the words of Gims. Another French rapper, who is used to clashes, also reacted to the controversy: Booba. “Gims, great clown without a desk that you are!” Writes the Duke on Twitter, relaying in passing messages calling for a boycott of the author of J’me tire.