
A French comedian on Wednesday asked forgiveness in court from the victims he maimed in a car crash he caused while on drugs after chemsex party, in a case that caused a media frenzy over his risky lifestyle as well as the rights of unborn children.
Pierre Palmade, the 56-year-old star of French films and stage plays, tested positive for cocaine and a synthetic drug in February 2023 after he crashed into a car driven by a 38-year-old man.