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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Her lawyer at the time said there was no basis to the claims. |
'Croissants delivered' | |
Mr Hollande told the Agence France Presse that he "like every other citizen has a right" to privacy. | |
In a statement issued personally rather than by his office, he said he was "looking into possible action, including legal action" against Closer. | |
But he does not deny the allegation of an affair, the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris points out. | |
The magazine's print edition came out on Friday and shows pictures it claims support the rumours that the 59-year-old president routinely spends the night with Ms Gayet at a flat not far from the Elysee Palace. | |
The pictures show the pair arriving separately. Mr Hollande, wearing a helmet, is on a motorbike driven by a chauffeur. | |
The magazine claims the president's bodyguard arrives the following morning to deliver croissants. | |
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. | 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. |