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| France's Hollande attacks report of affair with actress | France's Hollande attacks report of affair with actress |
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| French President Francois Hollande says he is considering suing a magazine after it claimed he was having an affair with an actress. | French President Francois Hollande says he is considering suing a magazine after it claimed he was having an affair with an actress. |
| Mr Hollande told AFP the report was an "attack on the right to privacy". | Mr Hollande told AFP the report was an "attack on the right to privacy". |
| The latest edition of the weekly tabloid Closer features seven pages of revelations and photos about his alleged affair with Julie Gayet. | |
| Ms Gayet, 41, is an established television and cinema actress who has appeared in more than 50 films. | Ms Gayet, 41, is an established television and cinema actress who has appeared in more than 50 films. |
| Rumours of their alleged relationship have been circulating on the internet for many months. | |
| Last March, she filed a complaint with prosecutors in Paris against various bloggers and websites that were reporting on the rumours. | |
| Her lawyer at the time said there was no basis to the claims. | |
| Mr Hollande told the Agence France Presse in a statement that he "like every other citizen has a right" to privacy. | |
| Speaking in a person capacity, he said he was "looking into possible action, including legal action" against Closer. | |
| The magazine's print edition came out on Friday and showed pictures it says support rumours that the 59-year-old president routinely drives through Paris on his scooter to spend the night with Ms Gayet. | |
| Mr Hollande lives with his partner Valerie Trierweiler, a journalist for whom he left fellow Socialist politician Segolene Royal, the mother of his four children. |