Omar Sy, one of France’s most popular celebrities, has released a book in which he discusses growing up in the Paris banlieue. Photograph: Seyllou/AFP/Getty Images France It’s hard being black in France, says Omar Sy after Aya Nakamura racism row The French actor Omar Sy , the star of the hit Netflix series Lupin , has said France must move away from the individualism that is fragmenting society and rebuild a sense of the collective if it is to hold back the far right. In a series of media interviews to promote a new book about his life, Sy said the notions of justice, equality and fraternity had been shaken, and it was hard to be a black person in France . In an interview in Sunday’s Le Parisien , Sy, one of France’s most popular celebrities, was questioned by readers. One asked him if it was difficult to be black in France, even for him. He said it was a dangerous question that required nuance but replied: “Of course there are instances when it’s difficult to be black in Fran