Bothorel is a journalist. He first worked for ''
L'Expansion, followed by La Vie and Le Matin de Paris. In 1986, he joined Le Figaro'' as an editor. Jean Bothorel has also been widely criticized in the media for a number of articles published in the Figaro which accused some political parties or personalities based on lies and total absence of facts. In a recent publications, the author praise the Bolloré family (a French billionaire) with the publication of "Vincent Bolloré, une histoire de famille", raising suspicion on his supporters' motives. ==Works==