Marlène Schaff departs Star Academy to focus on new projects

Marlène Schaff, the singing coach on Star Academy, is leaving the show after four seasons. She announced her departure to Le Parisien on Tuesday, citing a desire to focus on her own show, "A Queen is Born," and the difficulty of balancing other projects with the demanding filming schedule. Schaff also revealed she received death threats and defamatory messages during the last season, which she reported to the prosecutor, though she stated this was not the primary reason for her departure.