Macron 'slap' was sparked by texts with Iranian actress, book claims

About this episode

The episode discusses claims from a new book alleging a relationship between Emmanuel Macron and Golshifteh Farahani, which is linked to an incident involving Brigitte Macron.

An AI-generated tabloid magazine cover online claims to show French President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani together. The fake cover builds on claims from a new book by a French journalist, who alleges the pair had a "platonic" relationship, of which text messages prompted the now infamous "slap" by French First Lady Brigitte Macron of her husband, as the couple exited their plane in Hanoi.

Topics covered

• politics
• media
• celebrity relationships
• fake news
• French politics

Keywords

• Emmanuel Macron
• Brigitte Macron
• Golshifteh Farahani
• fake news
• text messages
• platonic relationship
• Hanoi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FRANCE 24

Books & works: new book

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