Bruni Sparks Outcry With Colombian Officials Over Cocaine Lyrical Link
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's model and singer wife Carla Bruni has caused an outcry with leading Colombian officials, after seemingly mentioning the country's reported cocaine connection in a track from her latest LP.
In a song from her forthcoming album Comme si de rien n'était (As If Nothing Had Happened), set to be released in July, the French first lady reportedly sings, "You are my drug/ More deadly than Afghan heroin/More dangerous than Colombian white."
Now the lyric has been lambasted by the South American country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fernando Araujo, who insists the illegal drug link is "painful" for Colombia.
He says, "From the mouth of the wife of the French president, this statement is very painful for Colombia. Such things come out when we mix politics with theatre."
However, Araujo is not seeking an apology from Bruni, who counts Sir Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton among her ex-lovers, but is hoping the lyrics will unite the world against drugs.
He adds, "And instead of making an apology for consumption, we hope that the entire world will join us in the war against drugs."
Bruni married the French President in January after a whirlwind romance, just months after he had divorced his ex-wife Cecilia.
In a song from her forthcoming album Comme si de rien n'était (As If Nothing Had Happened), set to be released in July, the French first lady reportedly sings, "You are my drug/ More deadly than Afghan heroin/More dangerous than Colombian white."
Now the lyric has been lambasted by the South American country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fernando Araujo, who insists the illegal drug link is "painful" for Colombia.
He says, "From the mouth of the wife of the French president, this statement is very painful for Colombia. Such things come out when we mix politics with theatre."
However, Araujo is not seeking an apology from Bruni, who counts Sir Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton among her ex-lovers, but is hoping the lyrics will unite the world against drugs.
He adds, "And instead of making an apology for consumption, we hope that the entire world will join us in the war against drugs."
Bruni married the French President in January after a whirlwind romance, just months after he had divorced his ex-wife Cecilia.
- 6/13/2008
- WENN
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