Macron's Slap From Wife Was over Texts with 'Pretty' Actress, Journalist Claims
Florian Tardif said the allegation came from messages sent by an Iranian actor, and the Elysée and Brigitte Macron denied the account.
- Journalist Florian Tardif alleges in his new book that the viral video of Brigitte Macron shoving Emmanuel Macron in Vietnam last year stemmed from a significant argument over texts sent to Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani.
- While the couple previously insisted the viral incident was merely "joking" and "decompression" before an official visit, Tardif claims the altercation was a serious dispute triggered by messages Emmanuel sent to the Franco-Iranian actor.
- Mrs Macron, 73, allegedly feared her husband, 48, might leave her after discovering messages where he told Farahani, "I find you very pretty." Tardif insists his account relies on facts rather than rumor.
- Representatives for Mrs Macron "categorically denied" the claims on Wednesday, asserting that Brigitte "never looks into her husband's phone." The Elysée Palace maintained the allegation was not in the book itself.
- The incident resurfaced in April when President Donald Trump mocked the couple at a White House Easter event, prompting opposition politician Manuel Bompard to call his remarks "absolutely unacceptable.
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Is the marriage of Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron in crisis? Nine years after moving into the Élysée, an air of secrecy still surrounds the presidential couple. Now they are back in the spotlight due to alleged flirting between the president and the French-Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani.
French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by his wife during a trip abroad last year after she found a message from a younger actress on his phone, according to sensational claims in a new book. Brigitte Macron's viral attack on her husband - which was caught on camera - was the result of messages allegedly sent between her former student, 48, and Iranian-born Golshifteh Farahani, 42, journalist Florian Tardif claimed in an interview with RTL…
Who Is Golshifteh Farahani? French President Emmanuel Macron's Alleged 'Flirty Texts' to Actress Triggered Brigitte Macron
What was once dismissed by the French presidency as harmless 'horseplay' has exploded back into headlines after a sensational new book claimed Emmanuel Macron's widely discussed plane incident with wife Brigitte Macron may have been triggered by alleged flirty text messages involving Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani. The controversy stems from a new book titled 'An (Almost) Perfect Couple' written by French political journalist Florian Tardif…
In his latest biography of the French presidential couple, a French journalist and correspondent reveals the background to the alleged dispute between the Macrons and their spouses in Vietnam last May. The conflict was allegedly sparked by a message from a mysterious woman that Brigitte Macron accidentally read.
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