Gisèle Pelicot, Jacob Elordi, Stephen A. Smith
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
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4.3 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Seth Doane talks with Gisèle Pelicot, the victim of a horrifying crime that stunned France and made international headlines, and is now speaking out in her first U.S. network television interview and in a new memoir. Tracy Smith catches up with actor Jacob Elordi to talk about his Oscar nomination for “Frankenstein” and his highly anticipated role in “Wuthering Heights” alongside Margot Robbie. Robert Costa profiles influential sports analyst, radio host and TV personality Stephen A. Smith, who says he doesn’t want to be a politician, though he won’t rule out a run for the White House.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm |
| 0:02.0 | . |
| 0:03.0 | .... Good morning. I'm Jane Pauley, and this is Sunday morning. It was an unimaginable crime that stunned France and sent shock waves around the world. In November of 2020, Giselle Pelico was |
| 0:40.3 | told by French police that for years her husband Dominique had been drugging her and bringing |
| 0:46.7 | strangers into their home to sexually assault her. The case led to a landmark trial in which |
| 0:52.9 | all 51 defendants, including her husband, were found guilty. |
| 0:57.9 | This morning, Giselle Pelico was speaking out for the first time with our Seth Done. |
| 1:05.0 | The world witnessed her quiet but defiant dignity as a survivor of incomprehensible crimes. |
| 1:11.6 | This is your first interview, the first time you've sat down and gone through this. |
| 1:16.6 | How are you doing? |
| 1:18.6 | I'm better. I took stock of what happened and I am now reborn. |
| 1:25.6 | Giselle Pelico, on her darkest days and a life reclaimed. |
| 1:32.5 | Ahead this Sunday morning. |
| 1:35.6 | The soothing voice of Paul Anka on songs like Poppy Love and put your head on my shoulder |
| 1:42.2 | have captivated audiences for 70 years. |
| 1:47.0 | This morning, the legendary crooner is talking with Lee Cowan. |
| 1:51.0 | I don't care just to what they say. |
| 1:55.0 | He's written so many songs, so many hits. |
| 1:59.0 | But his first, at age 15, was a song about a girl named Diane. |
| 2:04.6 | I saw this girl in church, Diana, and she was just beautiful. |
| 2:08.6 | So there really was a Diana. |
| 2:09.6 | Oh yeah, she was older than I was. |
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