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Story summary
- French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by First Lady Brigitte Macron as they left a plane in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Journalist Florian Tardif says his book alleges Macron sent flirty texts, e.g., “I find you very pretty,” to actress Golshifteh Farahani.
- The Élysée Palace described the incident as “horseplay,” and both Macron’s team and Farahani denied any romantic link.
- Tardif says the texts angered Brigitte Macron and sparked the viral slap.
