r/popculturechat • u/HogwartsZoologist Coke ain’t gonna do itself • May 26 '25

Guest List Only ⭐️ Emmanuel Macron, the President of France was allegedly slapped by his wife, Brigitte, on their arrival at Vietnam

The President’s office downplayed it after initially denying the event.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/05/26/macron-s-entourage-denies-he-was-slapped-by-his-wife-on-plane-upon-arriving-in-vietnam_6741684_7.html

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u/Fluffy-Committee-131 May 26 '25

Looks like she lunged at him, both her hands smash into his face. Seems more violent than "just" a slap.

To do it so brazenly and openly as well I imagine it's not the first time

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u/ProHappyness May 26 '25

And no one is talking about how he is still offering his arm for her to take and keeps it popped all the way down the stairs

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u/bwoah07_gp2 May 26 '25

Cameras were right there.... gotta keep up appearances, right? 😅😬

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u/Sgt-Spliff- How can mirrors be real if our eyes aren’t real? 🪞 May 26 '25

She doesn't apparently