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| Closer to pay Julie Gayet over Hollande affair report | Closer to pay Julie Gayet over Hollande affair report |
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| A French court has ordered Closer magazine to pay Julie Gayet 15,000 euros (£12,000) over a breach of privacy for revealing her affair with President Francois Hollande. | A French court has ordered Closer magazine to pay Julie Gayet 15,000 euros (£12,000) over a breach of privacy for revealing her affair with President Francois Hollande. |
| The magazine published photographs of Mr Hollande and Ms Gayet arriving separately at an apartment in January. | The magazine published photographs of Mr Hollande and Ms Gayet arriving separately at an apartment in January. |
| The payout was far lower than the 50,000 euros the actress had sought. | The payout was far lower than the 50,000 euros the actress had sought. |
| The Paris court ordered the magazine to publish the ruling on the front page of its next edition. | The Paris court ordered the magazine to publish the ruling on the front page of its next edition. |
| Closer caused a political storm in France on 10 January when it published images purporting to show Mr Hollande and Ms Gayet arriving at a Paris flat for alleged trysts. | Closer caused a political storm in France on 10 January when it published images purporting to show Mr Hollande and Ms Gayet arriving at a Paris flat for alleged trysts. |
| Although he refused to comment on the allegations, President Hollande announced that he had "put an end" to his "shared life" with long-term partner Valerie Trierweiler shortly afterwards. | Although he refused to comment on the allegations, President Hollande announced that he had "put an end" to his "shared life" with long-term partner Valerie Trierweiler shortly afterwards. |
| During court hearings, Ms Gayet's lawyer said she had been "hunted" by journalists. | During court hearings, Ms Gayet's lawyer said she had been "hunted" by journalists. |
| "She was assaulted by swarms of photographers... it was like the hunt of a wild animal," he said. | "She was assaulted by swarms of photographers... it was like the hunt of a wild animal," he said. |
| Closer's lawyer maintained that the magazine was justified in publishing the photographs, saying they were in the public interest because they raised questions about Mr Hollande's "duty of transparency". | |
| Ms Gayet has also filed two criminal complaints: one for a breach of privacy over photographs taken of her inside a car and another accusing paparazzi of "endangering others" while chasing her. | Ms Gayet has also filed two criminal complaints: one for a breach of privacy over photographs taken of her inside a car and another accusing paparazzi of "endangering others" while chasing her. |
| The mother of two, who has acted in more than 70 films over a 20-year career, has kept a low profile since the scandal broke. | The mother of two, who has acted in more than 70 films over a 20-year career, has kept a low profile since the scandal broke. |
| During a rare public appearance in New York earlier this month she fended off questions about her relationship with President Hollande, saying: "My private life is my private life." | During a rare public appearance in New York earlier this month she fended off questions about her relationship with President Hollande, saying: "My private life is my private life." |