00:00Remember the Macron's slapgate?
00:02Well, one year later, we might finally have an explanation, allegedly.
00:06Here's what's being reported.
00:08A new French political book is claiming that the viral moment
00:12between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron
00:16during that Vietnam trip may have been caused by messages
00:20from Iranian-French actress Golshifte Farahani.
00:23If you somehow missed the original drama,
00:26back in 2025, cameras caught Brigitte appearing to shove or slap Macron's face
00:32as they were getting off a plane in Vietnam.
00:35The clip went insanely viral, and at the time,
00:38Macron brushed it off as the couple joking around.
00:42But now a journalist named Florian Tardif has released a book called
00:45An Almost Perfect Couple, claiming the moment happened
00:49after Brigitte allegedly saw messages on Macron's phone
00:53from actress Golshifte Farahani.
00:56According to reports, the relationship was described as platonic,
01:00but allegedly the messages got a little too friendly.
01:05One reported exchange claimed Farahani told Macron,
01:08I find you very attractive,
01:10while Macron allegedly told her,
01:12I find you very pretty.
01:14The book claims tensions escalated on the plane
01:17right before they landed in Hanoi,
01:19and then the cameras caught that moment.
01:23Now, before the Internet turns this into another conspiracy spiral,
01:27it's important to note that there is no public evidence of an affair.
01:31And here's the important part.
01:33Brigitte Macron's team has categorically denied the claims.
01:37Her representatives also said she never checks her husband's phone.
01:41Farahani has also reportedly denied rumors
01:43of any romantic relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron.
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