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Arnault Posts First Message, Rejects Family Rivalry, Influence Claims

7/28/2026

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Bernard Arnault posted his first social-media message on Monday, resharing LVMH’s letter that rebuts Le Monde’s six-part series.
He mocked Le Monde’s label of his family as “the last royal family of France.”
Arnault denied that rivalry among his five children is “poison at the heart of LVMH” and rejected claims his firm exerts political influence, saying its practices match other French companies.

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Bernard Arnault posted his first social-media message on Monday, resharing LVMH’s letter that rebuts Le Monde’s six-part series.
He mocked Le Monde’s label of his family as “the last royal family of France.”
Arnault denied that rivalry among his five children is “poison at the heart of LVMH” and rejected claims his firm exerts political influence, saying its practices match other French companies.