"Brigitte Macron has denied claims she slapped her husband in the face last year after reading text exchanges between him and French-Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, according to a report. The first lady of France, 73, caused a stir in May last year when she appeared to push president Emmanuel Macron, 48, in front of cameras as they prepared to disembark a plane during a state visit to Vietnam. At the time, her husband insisted they had only been joking, but a new book presented claims this week that Mrs Macron was enraged after seeing an alleged text exchange between Emmanuel and the actress Farahani."
"Sources close to Mrs Macron told French newspaper Le Parisien: Brigitte Macron categorically denied this account directly to the author on March 5, specifying that she never looks at her husband's mobile phone. French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at a state banquet in Elysee Palace, Paris, in April (AFP/Getty) The Elysee Palace, which at the time dismissed the incident as horseplay, has not given an official response."
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The Independent describes its reporting approach as sending journalists to cover developing stories across political and social issues, emphasizing fact-checking over messaging and avoiding paywalls. It also states that donations support on-the-ground reporting and that its audience spans the political spectrum. Separately, Brigitte Macron denied claims that she slapped her husband after reading text exchanges between Emmanuel Macron and French-Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani. The denial follows a prior incident in May when Brigitte appeared to push Emmanuel in front of cameras during a state visit to Vietnam. Emmanuel previously said the moment was joking, while a new book claims she was enraged after seeing alleged texts. Sources close to Brigitte say she categorically denied the account and stated she never looks at her husband’s mobile phone. The Elysee Palace has not issued an official response.
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