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.
Macron ‘slap’ was sparked by texts with Iranian actress, book claims
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Macron ‘slap’ was sparked by texts with Iranian actress, book claims