Macron’s alleged ‘slap’ was sparked by texts with Iranian actress, book claims
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An AI-generated tabloid magazine cover online claimed to show President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani together. The fake cover builds on claims from a new book about the Macrons by a French journalist, who alleges the pair had a “platonic” relationship, of which the text messages prompted the now infamous "slap" by French First Lady Brigitte Macron, as the couple exited the plane in Hanoi.
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