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, and apparently I'm not worthy of it. I passed all the tests to become French. You have to know how to say: ‘This is an oven, this is a fork, this is a spoon, this is a car…’ I passed all the tests with 10/10. But it's complicated. I’m overwhelmed myself, it’s a complex subject,” he explained.
“ALL MY MEMORIES ARE IN FRANCE”
It was in 2016 that Gims took the steps to obtain French nationality for the first time. “All my memories are in France: I was born in Kinshasa, but I arrived here at the age of 2. I am French at heart, at heart,” he confided in the columns of the Journal du Dimanche in January 2022 before adding: “Apparently, the refusal is linked to an offense that I committed when I was a minor . But my record is clean.” And to conclude: “I am a French flag all by myself […]. When I travel to Qatar, to the United States, I present myself as a French artist. Not Congolese.”
HIS POLEMICAL STATEMENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT’S SIGHTS
According to information from Gérald Darmanin, Gandhi Djuna, his real name, was refused French nationality because of his controversial remarks concerning the new year. As a reminder, he urged all Muslims not to celebrate this holiday. “In general, being a adherent of a rigorous Islam is not good proof of assimilation into French society,” the Minister of the Interior indicated. Gims, for his part, did not fail to apologize, even declaring on the microphone of Europe 1: “I feel French, I express myself in French, I am ambassador of the French language in the world. I think it takes longer for someone like me, known, who is monitored even more... I will apply for nationality again. I am a very patient person, not the type to give up. »
MASTER GIMS: HIS WIFE DEMDEM CASH ON THE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
If the artist who allegedly refused to sing at the Paris Olympics seems to have a strong opinion on France, his wife DemDem also has one. As the second round of the legislative elections approaches, the young woman recently attacked the French who refused a “SMIC of 1,600 euros. They said no thanks, we’ll stay like that with fewer Arabs. I can’t get over it,” she shared in her story. A post which sparked strong reactions.
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