BFM TV Journalist Apologizes for Racist Comment During Chinese Coronavirus Tribute

"They are burying Pokémon," jokes Emmanuel Lechypre, unaware of the presence of the microphone. On the web, the comments follow one another. "Media racism," indignantly tweets an Internet user who broadcasts the sequence. "’They are burying Pokémon’. Here is what a BFM TV journalist whispered during the broadcast of the Chinese tribute to the victims of the coronavirus. I am at a loss for words," comments another Internet user.

"We would like to offer our sincere apologies to viewers following the unintentional broadcast of completely inappropriate remarks on set this morning," the channel tweeted. It accompanies the text with a video excerpt. In this excerpt, the presenter of the economic chronicle of BFM TV apologizes. "These inappropriate remarks were broadcast on air while I thought the microphones were off. I sincerely apologize for this," confessed Emmanuel Lechypre.