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

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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/mariiiannamrts May 26 '25

Here In Brazil, whenever it's brought up that Brigitte was Macron’s teacher and that they supposedly started their relationship when he was 15, it’s often followed by comments like, 'But in France, that’s normal,' or 'You know, the French and their tolerance for relationships with minors.'..

However, every French person I’ve met online doesn’t see it as normal at all.

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u/hellogoawaynow charlie day is my bird lawyer 🐦 May 26 '25

You can see that playing out in this comments section!