Letter From Paris
Sex scandals of French presidents and a bizarre claim of a First Lady being born a man
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte attending a ceremony at the British Museum in London on July 9.
PHOTO: AFP
- Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron are suing Candace Owens in the US for defamation over false claims that Brigitte Macron was "born a man".
- The Macrons' lawsuit marks a shift in French politics, historically tolerant of leaders' private lives, and aims to combat conspiracy theories.
- Despite legal action in France, the initial case was lost as the court ruled gender change isn't defamatory, highlighting the difficulty of winning such cases.
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PARIS – Tourists usually take over the French capital during August.
True Parisians – those who run France as well as a large share of the city’s ordinary residents – decamp to their holiday homes elsewhere in the country.