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Did Hollande's lover get protection over 'threats'?

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:40:00 +0100

French President François Hollande has come under fire after a magazine revealed his lover has been jetting about France in a "state-owned car" along with her own bodyguards. France's finance minister has suggested it could have been prompted by something sinister.

Hollande calls poor people 'the toothless', says ex

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:12:00 +0200

French President François Hollande doesn’t like poor people and refers to them as the “sans-dents” (toothless ones), France’s ex-first lady Valérie Trierweiler claims in her new kiss-and-tell book, that was released on Thursday.

Julie Gayet wins privacy suit against Closer

Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:55:00 +0200

A French court has fined two tabloid magazine executives and a photographer over a photo of Julie Gayet, who became the subject of media hounding after her affair when President François Hollande was revealed in January.

Ex-'first lady' Trierweiler cost French €480k

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:00:00 +0200

Valerie Trierweiler is long gone from the Elysée Palace, but the French people are still stuck with a whopping €481,000 bill from her short stay as France's first lady. Trierweiler was dumped by the president after details emerged of his fling with an actress.

Closer told to pay actress Gayet €15k in damages

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:38:00 +0100

Closer magazine has been ordered by a court to pay €15,000 in damages to actress Julie Gayet over its exposé of her affair with the French President François Hollande.

Gayet affair boosts Hollande's billing in US

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:19:00 +0100

While many Americans had barely heard of French president François Hollande a month ago, the revelation of his alleged affair with an actress has changed all that. The scandal means his official state visit to the US is the subject of much media attention.

Karachi Affair: Judges want Sarkozy to testify

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:52:00 +0100

Former President Nicholas Sarkozy, who has hinted at a political comeback, could be called as a witness in a case of suspected corruption at the highest levels of government. Sarkozy might be asked to testify about the long running "Karachi Affair."

Hollande's 'mistress' gets French Oscar nomination

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:36:00 +0100

Julie Gayet, the actress reported to have had an affair with President François Hollande, has been nominated for the French equivalent of an Oscar - for playing a super-sexy vamp.

François and Valérie go their separate ways

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:02:00 +0100

French President François Hollande and former partner Valérie Trierweiler went their separate ways on Monday as they hope to turn the page after their high profile split. While Hollande headed to Turkey most of the attention was on Trierweiler who braved the press in India.

Hollande dumps 'first lady' Valerie Trierweiler

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 20:10:00 +0100

French President François Hollande announced on Saturday that he has officially separated from his partner Valerie Trierweiler, meaning she is no longer France´s defacto first lady. The announcement was made just as Trierweiler was to set off for an official trip to India.

Hollande-Gayet 'love nest' linked to mafia

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:14:00 +0100

Reports in France over the weekend linked a "love nest" allegedly used by President François Hollande and actress Julie Gayet to two figures with connections to the Corsican mob. It is the latest twist in a tale that is dominating the headlines in France on Monday.

Hollande 'affair' claims: Trierweiler hospitalized

Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:14:00 +0100

UPDATED: Valérie Trierweiler, the partner of French President François Hollande, has been in hospital since reports he was having an affair with an actress made headlines around the world, it emerged on Sunday.

Ex-minister sues over Trierweiler affair claim

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:55:46 +0200

A French former minister on Monday asked a court to award him €140,000 damages over a claim in a best-selling book that he had an affair with Valerie Trierweiler, the glamorous girlfriend of President François Hollande.

French actress sues over Hollande mistress claims

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:02:00 +0100

French actress Julie Gayet has launched legal action over Internet rumours that she is the mistress of President Francois Hollande, her lawyer, Vincent Toledano, told AFP on Thursday.

Angry cuckold bites back with flyer campaign

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:26:49 +0100

A man in his forties who discovered his wife was having an affair with another man launched a campaign exposing her betrayal to take revenge.