In 2013, after Dieudonné was recorded during a performance mocking a Jewish journalist, suggesting it was a pity that he was not sent to the gas chambers, Interior Minister Manuel Valls stated that Dieudonné was "no longer a comedian" but was rather an "anti-Semite and racist" and that he would seek to ban all Dieudonné's public gatherings as a public safety risk. His quenelle signature gesture became notorious in 2013, particularly after footballer Nicolas Anelka used the gesture during a match in December 2013. Active on the internet and in his Paris theater, Dieudonné has continued to have a following. Dieudonné subsequently found himself regularly banned from mainstream media, and many of his shows were cancelled by local authorities. Dieudonné has been convicted in court eight times on antisemitism charges. Dieudonné described Holocaust remembrance as "memorial pornography". Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson appeared in one of his shows in 2008. In 2007, Dieudonné approached Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the National Front political party that he had fought earlier, and the men became political allies and friends. Dieudonné refused to apologize and denounced Zionism. Some critics argued that he had "crossed the limits of antisemitism" and several organizations sued him for incitement to racial hatred. In 2003, Dieudonné performed a sketch on a TV show about an Israeli settler whom he depicted as a Nazi. He was a candidate in the 19 legislative elections in Dreux against the National Front. He has been convicted for hate speech, advocating terrorism, and slander in Belgium, France and Switzerland.ĭieudonné initially achieved success working with comedian Élie Semoun, humorously exploiting racial stereotypes.
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