Madame de Pompadour: A queen without a crown - The Good Life France
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame de Pompadour, rose from humble origins to become Louis XV's influential mistress, patron of the arts, and political advisor.
Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault in landmark French trial
Gerard Depardieu was found guilty of sexually assaulting two women, receiving an 18-month suspended sentence as part of a significant #MeToo reckoning in France.