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Candace Owens is speaking out about the recent lawsuit filed against her.

The 36-year-old right-wing commentator was sued by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife Brigitte Macron, over “outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions” claims that Candace made about the First Lady.

Now, Candace has reacted to the lawsuit in a video the same day it was revealed, and her rep has also shared a statement.

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“Candace Owens is not shutting up,” a spokesperson for Candace told Deadline. “This is a foreign government attacking the First Amendment rights of an American independent journalist. Candace repeatedly requested an interview with Brigitte Macron. Instead of offering a comment, Brigitte is resorting to trying to bully a reporter into submission. In France, politicians can bully journalists, but this is not France. It’s America. Candace will address everything on her show today, where she will...

In response to a defamation suit filed today by France’s President & First Lady, Candace Owens is doubling down on her seemingly fanatical assertion that Brigitte Macron was born a man – and she’s bringing Donald Trump with her.

Even with the legal action from Emmanuel Macron and his wife, no one realistically expected Owens to back down on her red meat claims on the First Lady of France’s original gender. However, just as she pours more gasoline on the flames of Maga discontent over the Jeffrey Epstein files not being released by the Justice Department, the controversy embracing right-winger has gone full scorched Earth and now pulled Trump into the case.

Doubling down on the assertion that 72-year-old Mrs. Macron is indeed a male and citing a recently overturned French libel case on the subject, former Daily Wire contributor Owens Wednesday exclaimed that the suit filed today in Delaware actually defames her.

Candace Owens has been sued for defamation by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte over a years-long campaign featuring assertions that the first lady of France is male, marking the second time in as many months that a right-wing political commentator has been sued for allegedly false reporting.

Owens said last year that she “would stake [her] entire professional reputation on the fact that Brigitte Macron is in fact a man.” Since then, she’s leveraged the statement to juice her online following despite evidence disproving the claim, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Delaware state court.

In a video, Owens called the lawsuit an “obvious and desperate public relations strategy.”

The filing of the complaint follows Gov. Gavin Newsom in June suing Fox News for defamation over its coverage of a phone call he had with President Trump. He claimed that the network deceptively edited the...

French President Emmanuel Macron has filed a lawsuit against the far-right podcaster Candace Owens for repeatedly claiming that his wife, Brigitte Macron, is a man.

In December 2021, YouTubers Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey were featured in a four-hour YouTube video in which they claimed Brigitte was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux, the name of her brother.

The rumors surrounding Brigitte angered the Macron family to the point that she took the YouTubers to court last June, and three months later, she was awarded $8,800 in damages, but that judgment was recently reversed.

Emmanuel Macron’s lawsuit against Owens, which was filed on July 23 in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, states: “In March 2024, Candace Owens, a right-wing podcaster, told the world she ‘would stake [her] entire professional reputation on the fact that Brigitte Macron [the First Lady of France] is in fact a man. Since then, Owens has used this false statement to promote her independent platform,...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron have filed a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens, the conservative influencer and podcaster who claims the first lady was born male.

Filed in Delaware on Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses Owens of publishing “outlandish, defamatory and far-fetched fictions,” causing “substantial reputational damage” and “substantial economic damages” to the Macrons in the process, according to the Financial Times.

The 218 page-court ruling states that along with claiming Macron was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux, Owens went on to say that the Macrons are also blood relatives and that Emmanuel Macron is “a product of a CIA human experiment or a similar government mind control programme,” per the Financial Times.

The lawsuit says Owens is responsible for spreading the conspiracy theory in the U.S. and around the world in order “to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety and make money.” On top of selling some merchandise,...

Candace Owens is facing a lawsuit.

The 36-year-old conservative commentator is being sued for her “outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions” that French First Lady Brigitte Macron was born a man, per a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Emmanuel Macron, via Deadline.

The couple claim that Candace is constantly attacking the couple “to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money,”

She “has built a brand on provocation, not truth,” the defamation suit reads.

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“The clicks kept coming, so Owens kept going, seizing every opportunity to promote her salacious claims,” exclaims the lawsuit, filed in Delaware state court.

“Rather than engage with President and Mrs. Macron’s attempts to set the record straight, Owens mocked them and used them as additional fodder for her frenzied fan base,” the filing adds.

Candace reportedly goaded the French First Couple to sue her for months on her Becoming Brigitte series.

Updated with Candace Owens statement: P.T. Barnum once said “no publicity is bad publicity,” but hard to tell if Candace Owens would agree or disagree today.

The conservative contrarian’s “outlandish, defamatory and far-fetched fictions” that French First Lady Brigitte Macron was born a man are totally false, a defamation lawsuit filed Wednesday by France President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse assert. The Élysée Palace occupants allege that the conspiracy-peddling Owens attacked the couple incessantly “to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety and make money.”

It’s an effort that the Macrons and their Tom Clare-led U.S. lawyers have to admit is working out for Maga-courting Owens with her podcast loyalists, YouTube watchers and millions of social media followers. Owens “has built a brand on provocation, not truth,” the suit says.

“The clicks kept coming, so Owens kept going, seizing every opportunity to promote her salacious claims,” exclaims...

On Monday, a lawyer for France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron announced that she was taking her case against two women who spread false internet rumors that she was transgender to the highest appeals court.

The Paris appeals court overturned previous convictions against the two women on Thursday for spreading false claims. Macron’s lawyer noted she was “devastated” by the development.

French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his wife, saying, “The worst thing is the false information and fabricated scenarios. People eventually believe them and disturb you, even in your intimacy.”

In December 2021, the two women posted a video to YouTube in which they suggested that Macron was previously a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux, who, in actuality, is Macron’s brother. Before her first marriage, Macron also went by the name Brigitte Trogneux.

The four-hour-long video included an interview with independent journalist Natacha Rey of a self-described spiritual medium,...

The European Union has begun testing age verification software which is being developed as part of a wider strategy to protect minors online across its 27 member states.

The European Commission announced on Monday that Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain were taking part in a pilot test of an app, with a view to further customizing it in collaboration with member states, online platforms and end-users.

It is also being tested with online platforms, including adult content providers, with the commission inviting operators not yet involved to sign up.

At the end of the trial, which began in late June, countries will have the option of integrating the software into national digital wallets or publishing a customized national age verification app on app stores. Market players will also be invited to take up the software solution and further develop it.

The pilot test is seen as a major step in...

Thierry Ardisson, a staple of the French television landscape for nearly four decades who ruffled feathers as an iconoclastic journalist, host and producer of often explosive talk shows, died on Tuesday from liver cancer. He was 76.

His wife, Audrey Crespo Mara, who is also a TV host and journalist, confirmed the news to French news agency Afp. “Thierry passed away as he lived: a courageous and free man,” she said in a statement. “His children and mine were united around him until his last breath.”

Nicknamed “the man in black” because of his invariable black outfits, Ardisson broke ground in France with his first major talk show, “Tout le monde en parle,” which would air late every Saturday night on France Télévisions Channel France 2 and became a hit in the late 1990s. Unlike many other TV hosts who often seemed complacent, Ardisson was known for doing in-depth research on his guests to find blind spots,...

After frolicking in Paris and leading the dolce vita in Rome, “Emily in Paris” is set for an interlude in Venice.

According to Luca Zaia, governor of the Veneto region, the hit Netflix show’s fifth season will shoot in the lagoon city between Aug. 5-15.

“This is extraordinary news, confirming how our region is increasingly attractive for major global audiovisual productions,” Zaia announced in a statement issued to Italian press over the weekend. The governor revealed that “Emily in Paris” director Andrew Fleming is currently scouting locations with the assistance of the Northern Italian region’s Veneto Film Commission and Venice-based production company 360 Degrees Film.

“It’s a source of pride to see Venetian talent promoting their region and bringing the name of Venice and the Veneto to millions of homes around the world,” Zaia added.

Netflix had no comment on Monday.

“Emily in Paris” Season 5 kicked off...

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‘Salt Path’ Scandal

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What’s in a story?: Up until last Sunday, Gillian Anderson pic The Salt Path, a true-to-life underdog film about a couple made homeless who walk along a South England coastal path, was a local box office hit. Then, The Observer dropped a bombshell investigation, questioning multiple elements of the couple’s story and revealing that the author of the source material, Raynor Winn, was once arrested after being accused of stealing tens of thousands of pounds from her employer. What’s followed has been an almost nationwide debate around truth, fiction and just how far Raynor Winn was able to push the believability of her story.

UK Culture Minister Chris Bryant showed off his French skills and cinema knowledge on Wednesday as he attended a signing ceremony at the British Film Institute for a screen industries cooperation pact between the BFI and France’s National Cinema Centre (Cnc).

The accord envisages stronger collaborations across a range of shared film activities including public policy, heritage, and education as well as knowledge sharing through a BFI and Cnc employee exchange program.

Speaking in French, Bryant welcomed France’s cultural delegation led by counterpart Rachida Dati and Cnc President Gaëtan Bruel.

“Our two cultures are extremely close. It’s not only an Entente Cordiale, but an Entente ‘Tres’ Cordiale,” he said, referring to the long-running friendship between the two countries which was first formalized with agreements in 1904.

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the BFI Southbank took place within the context of a wider three-day state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron,...

France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival has shifted the dates for its next edition back by two weeks to June 21-27, 2026.

The move follows an announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron that the Haute-Savoie region, in which Annecy is situated, will host a G7 meeting at the same time as the festival’s traditional dates in early June.

“This major international event will exceptionally mobilize local infrastructure starting in early June, with significant impacts on transportation, accommodation, and security conditions,” the festival’s organizing body Citia said in a statement.

“To ensure a welcoming and organized environment that meets the demands of our event, we have had to make the exceptional decision to postpone the dates,” it continued.

The event’s MIFA market will run from June 23 to 26.

With its picturesque setting and focus on both studio and independent animation across all formats, Annecy is regarded as the biggest animation festival in the world.

The British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s Cnc have today officially forged a pioneering partnership to work together to boost the independent film industries and support the screen culture in each of their countries.

The Moving Image Cooperation Agreement was signed by BFI chief executive Ben Roberts and Cnc president Gaëtan Bruelin at the BFI Southbank today in the presence of French culture minister Rachida Dati, and Chris Bryant. UK minister for Creative industries, arts and tourism.

The delegation was in London as part of French president Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK, the first by a...

The British Film Institute (BFI) and France’s Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (Cnc) have inked a comprehensive Moving Image Cooperation Agreement, marking a significant step toward deeper collaboration between the U.K. and French screen industries.

The agreement was signed Wednesday at BFI Southbank in London by BFI chief executive Ben Roberts and Cnc president Gaëtan Bruel, with French Culture Minister Rachida Dati and U.K. Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism Chris Bryant in attendance. The timing coincides with French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the U.K. this week.

Both institutions, founding members of the European Film Agency Directors Association, will establish strategic cooperation aimed at enhancing cultural diversity, expanding audiences and strengthening their respective industries. The partnership encompasses six key areas: public policy coordination, education initiatives, heritage preservation, business relationship facilitation, employee exchanges, and audience development.

The agreement addresses critical...

It looks like Prince William and Kate Middleton are taking center stage once again. According to the latest reports, the Prince and Princess of Wales will apparently have a starring role this week when France’s President Macron and his wife Brigette Macron will visit the UK in a state visit. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.

Prince William And Kate Middleton Are Taking Center Stage Once Again

The couple will greet the Macrons as they land in London on Tuesday. WIlliam and Kate, who are also undertaking the role on King Charles’ behalf, will then accompany the French couple to Windsor Castle, which is about 15 miles from Heathrow Airport.

For those who have been paying attention, this is apparently a very big deal for Prince William and Kate Middleton, as they are transitioning into their future roles as the next leaders of the British royal family.

Kate Middelton charmed in a beautiful Scarlett red silk gown designed by Sarah Burton for Givenchy as she made a significant return to royal duties today and attended her first State Banquet since her cancer diagnosis early last year. Thankfully, Kate is now cancer-free.

Kate And William Were A “Pitch Perfect Example” Of How To Perform Formal Proceedings

The Prince and Princess of Wales welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte. All the while exchanging loving looks with her husband, Prince William, during the day’s formal proceedings ahead of the State Banquet dinner. A Daily Mail body language expert, Judi James, praised William and Kate’s “pitch-perfect example.”

The last state banquet Kate attended was in November 2023 for the South Korean State Visit. Kate wore the Lover’s Knot tiara, which was a favorite of Princess Diana’s. It was the first tiara she’d worn in a year and a half.

Kate Middleton is wearing a special look for the French state banquet!

The 43-year-old Princess of Wales reunited with her wedding dress designer for the dress she wore to the event on Tuesday (July 8) at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England.

Kate joined the royal family – including husband Prince William, his dad King Charles, and step-mom Queen Camilla – to honor French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte during their state visit to the UK.

The red dress that she wore was designed by Sarah Burton for Givenchy. When Kate married William back in 2011, Sarah designed her look while working at Alexander McQueen. Now that she’s working with a French fashion house, it was the perfect time for them to reunite.

Kate also wore a tiara for the first time in years, wearing the Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara.

William and Kate took to social media to share...

It was a royal first for Catherine, Princess of Wales today! She publicly wore Dior for the very first time.

The Princess (aka Kate Middleton) and her husband, Prince William, were on hand to greet French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron as they arrived for a state visit on Tuesday (July 8) in Windsor, England. They are being hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla, who were also there to greet them. The French couple will be staying at Windsor Castle, and this is the first State Visit made by France in 17 years.

If you can believe, the Princess has never worn Dior for a royal appearance. It was a brand that was favored by Meghan Markle, and she wore it during royal occasions.

Fyi: The Princess is also wearing a Jess Collett hat and Queen Elizabeth II’s pearl choker and pearl drop earrings, according to Vogue.

Kate Middleton makes a public appearance and reveals the emotional struggles following cancer, highlighting how challenging the recovery process after treatment can be.

After months away from the public eye, the Princess of Wales, 43, has reappeared, offering a moving account of her battle with cancer and the difficult road to recovery. She recently visited Colchester Hospital in Essex, where she shared personal experiences with patients and medical staff after completing her cancer treatment.

During her visit, Middleton acknowledged that although finishing treatment marks a hopeful milestone, the period that follows can be just as, if not more, challenging. “You put on a brave face during treatment, you stay stoic. Then it ends and you think you can get back to normal, but actually, that next phase is really, really hard,” the visibly emotional Princess said.

Kate Middleton Pulls Out of Royal Ascot at the Last Minute: The Real Reason Behind...

Updated: The United States has carried out three strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran, joining Israel as it tries to halt Tehran’s ability to obtain an atomic weapon, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social.

The bombing has raised fears that the Iranian regime will retaliate with strikes on U.S. targets.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump wrote. “A full payload of Bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. Now Is The Time For Peace! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Trump is due to speak at 10 p.m. Et/7 p.m. Pt this evening.

Jimmy Kimmel is once again dissing President Donald Trump.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live host called out the President of the United States for dissing French President Emmanuel Macron, who claimed President Trump “bailed” on the G7 summit in Canada to help broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

“For whatever reason, that rubbed Trump the wrong way. He was angry,” Jimmy commented as he shared a TruthSocial post from Trump in which he called Macron “publicity seeking.”

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Jimmy then compared President Trump to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is on trial amid sex trafficking, assault and racketeering charges.

“By the way, Trump calling another president ‘publicity seeking’ is like Diddy calling you a bad boyfriend,” the late night host joked.

Trump’s social media statement ended: “It certainly has nothing to do with a ceasefire. Much bigger than that. Whether purposely or not,...

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who recently won the Cannes Palme d’Or for his anti-regime drama “It Was Just an Accident,” has launched an impassioned appeal on Instagram that appears to push for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to be toppled amid escalating conflict with Israel.

Panahi in an Instagram post called on the United Nations and the global community “to immediately and decisively force the two regimes” to “halt military attacks and end the killing of civilians.”

However Panahi, who is currently in an undisclosed location outside of Iran, also wrote: “The only way to escape is the immediate dissolution of this system and [to] initiate a people’s responsive and democratic government.”

“I have no doubt about this clear and non-negotiable point and I have stated my position explicitly and will say it again: an attack on my homeland, Iran, is in no way acceptable. Israel has...

The ongoing military conflict between Israel and Iran continued to lead newscasts and headlines across the world Monday, as Israel came under renewed missile attacks from Tehran and Israeli forces targeted a series of sites in western and central Iran.

The headlines ranged from the apocalyptic — “World Crisis” screamed the 60-point front page of Britain’s Daily Mirror — to the factual Turkey’s Hürriyet Daily News, which went with “Israel, Iran trade strikes again as conflict rages.”

The mutual strikes pushed the death toll after four days of open conflict close to 250, with Iranian media reporting more than 200 deaths since Israel began its air attacks Friday, and Israel’s official death toll now topping 20.

The conflict also topped newscasts worldwide with all-news channels — including BBC Worldwide and Sky News in the U.K., France’s France 24 and Germany’s Deutsche Welle TV — providing rolling coverage and regular updates from correspondents on the ground.

Prince William is making a special appearance.

The 42-year-old Prince of Wales went solo to the Blue Economy and Finance Forum on Sunday (June 8) at Gimaldi Forum in Monaco.

Right in time for World Oceans Day, Prince William gave a speech addressing the urgent threat to marine life.

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“We come together today united by our deep connection to the ocean and our concern for its safety. For many of us, it is a place where some of our happiest memories are made… where we have explored the wonders of the natural world… and we have all relied on its great abundance for our food and livelihoods,” he said.

“And yet, all too often, it can feel distant and disconnected from our everyday lives, allowing us to forget just how vital it is,” he went on.

“The truth is that healthy oceans are essential to all life on earth.

Canada’s CBC is the latest network to give a greenlight to unique interview format The Assembly, as the pubcaster rolled out its 2025/26 slate.

The Canadian version of the show, which began life on France 2 in 2022, will run to six parts and comes from Small Army Entertainment. In each episode, one of Canada’s most popular celebrities and public figures will face a group of 30 atypical interviewers, all on the autism spectrum.

Jann Arden, Allan Hawco, Howie Mandel, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will all face the music in the series, with more names to be announced.

This is the latest version of French series Les Rencontres du Papotin, which launched in 2022 on France 2 with guests including Killing Eve star Camille Cottin and President Emmanuel Macron. Further international versions have since featured the likes of Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen and Sam Neil.

Executive producers for CBC’s show are Sean De Vries and Stephen Sawchuk.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing life behind bars if found guilty at his ongoing sex-trafficking trial, but old pal Donald Trump on Friday hinted he could be the “All About the Benjamins” performer’s pardoning guardian angel — maybe.

“I would certainly look at the facts if I think somebody was mistreated, whether they like me or don’t like me,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if he would pardon Combs. “It wouldn’t have any impact on me,” Trump added, teasing the situation out as he loves to do.

Listening to his defense lawyer Brian Steel cross-exam his former personal assistant “Mia,” Combs was in court in New York City today as he has been for almost every hearing since being arrested last fall and since the criminal trial started May 12.

Facing off against the tumultuous but powerful U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York,...

It’s fair to say that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the biggest success stories of 2025. It’s a turn-based RPG developed by Sandfall Interactive, featuring a dark fantasy setting that serves as a stunning backdrop for the expedition’s task to take over the Paintress.

Right upon its release, Expedition 33 achieved acclaim from both critics and gamers alike. It has shipped millions of units so far and continues to break records. One of the most unique aspects of the RPG is its design language, developed under the studio’s Creative Director, Guillaume Broche, who’s a big-time fan of Persona 5.

How Guillaume Broche’s love for Persona 5 shaped Expedition 33

When you first dive into Expedition 33, you will immediately notice its turn-based combat that feels similar to modern Persona games. There’s everything: cinematic camera movement, straightforward Ui that assigns actions to various buttons, and other options.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron went viral this week after what went down over the weekend.

After arriving at an airport in Vietnam, the door to the presidential plane was open and as the President, 47, walked into view, a hand was seen reaching out and shoving him in the face. Brigitte, 72, then comes into view of the camera while wearing a red jacket. The person that shoved Emmanuel was also seen wearing a red jacket. This has led the Internet to believe it was his wife that shoved him.

The company LipReader Analysis made some claims about what was allegedly said between the husband and wife duo moments after this reported incident.

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“As the aircraft door opens, President Macron is seen turning toward Brigitte. In an unexpected moment, she pushes him in the face. Realizing the door is already open...

The political world just got a dash of reality TV-level chaos, after conservative commentator Candace Owens dipped her hands into the pot. While she was previously sharing her opinion on Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively’s legal drama, as Owens recently attacked the French President, Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte Macron, things spiraled out of control.

Turns out, Candace Owens dropped a wild 40-minute video accusing Brigitte Macron of secretly being transgender, with zero evidence. Owens even hinted that the French President himself was threatening legal action. And just when things couldn’t get messier, a viral video showed the French First Lady slapping the President in the face during a trip to Vietnam.

Candace Owens’ bold claims about the French First Lady Brigitte Macron

Bold claims about the reality of public figures have always been a topic of great interest among netizens. Perhaps that’s why there have been...

French President Emmanuel Macron, 47, has addressed the viral video of his wife, Brigitte Macron, 72, slapping him in the face.

While Macron was on the first leg of his Southeast Asia tour, as he began to depart from a plane in Vietnam, a short clip was captured of the aircraft door opening, Macron in the doorway, and Brigitte abruptly appearing to shove or slap him. Macron looked shocked upon impact but quickly composed himself to wave to the press. As the two left the aircraft, Macron offered his arm to his wife, but she coldly refused, opting for the railing’s support instead.

On Monday, a source reported to CNN that it was nothing more than a “moment of togetherness” for the couple and claimed, “It was a moment when the president and his wife were unwinding one last time before the trip began, playfully teasing each other.”

Also on Monday,...

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife are going viral.

On Sunday (May 25), Emmanuel, 47, and First Lady Brigitte Macron arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam at the start of their Southeast Asia Tour.

After arriving at the airport, the door to the presidential plane was open and as Emmanuel walked into view, a hand was seen reaching out and shoving him in the face, as seen in a video shared by the BBC.

Keep reading to find out more…Brigitte, 72, then comes into view of the camera while wearing a red jacket. The person that shoved Emmanuel was also seen wearing a red jacket.

Despite Emmanuel initially appearing a little surprised by the push, he quickly composed himself before he and Brigitte departed the plane together.

After the video went viral, the Elysée Palace initially denied the accuracy of the video, according to French outlet Le Figaro. However, they have since downplayed the incident.

French President Emmanuel Macron wasn’t kidding when he told Variety the country would fight to get “Emily in Paris” back to France after the hit Netflix show’s Roman escapade.

Netflix boss Ted Sarandos was one of the few top U.S. players invited by Macron to take part in the eighth edition of Choose France, a summit dedicated to promoting the country’s attractiveness to draw investments. Held on May 19 at Versailles, the event marked the first time Choose France included a focus on cinema and audiovisual.

While the summit’s cultural program was initiated well before U.S. President Trump proposed a 100% tariff on foreign films amid rising tensions between French and U.S. guilds, it turned out to be an auspicious timing for a transatlantic meeting. Since little is known about Trump’s plan so far, attendees continued to focus on increasing France’s piece of the production pie.

French President Emmanuel Macron has slammed the Russian foreign ministry’s conspiracy that the leaders of Europe were doing cocaine together on a train into Ukraine over the weekend.

A train with Ukraine’s European allies was headed into Kyiv for a meeting on Saturday morning with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

European leaders have frequently been accused of cocaine use by Russian officials and bloggers, a strategic attempt to discredit those who oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

The rumors of drug use stem from a video in which Macron picks up a tissue at a table while Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, retrieves a coffee stirrer. Sir Keir Starmer can be seen smiling at the table.

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry, made a lengthy post to the social media site Telegram over the weekend, in which she insisted...

This Sunday, May 18, 2025, 60 Minutes presents its 2024-2025 season finale with two compelling hours of investigative journalism and captivating stories. Airing from 7:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt on CBS, the program dives into the most pressing global and domestic issues, including espionage, warfare, and cultural preservation. Don’t miss this exceptional conclusion to the season.

China’s Spies

60 Minutes opens the evening with a deep dive into the espionage activities of Chinese covert agents. Correspondent Norah O’Donnell reports on how Chinese hackers have infiltrated U.S. government systems, the private sector, and critical infrastructure. However, hacking alone has not replaced the traditional method of human intelligence gathering. O’Donnell explores how China continues to use spies to monitor events outside its borders, influence global politics, and intimidate dissidents, including those in the United States. Keith Sharman and Roxanne Feitel are the producers behind this eye-opening segment.

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This Sunday, May 18, 2025, 60 Minutes wraps up its 2024-2025 season with a powerful two-hour finale, airing from 7:00-9:00 Pm Et/Pt on CBS. The evening will feature in-depth reports on espionage, tax policy, warfare technology, and some of the most captivating figures in politics and entertainment. Don’t miss this impactful finale as 60 Minutes brings its signature investigative journalism to the forefront of the evening.

China’s Spies

60 Minutes kicks off the season finale with an investigation into Chinese espionage. Correspondent Norah O’Donnell reports on Chinese hackers infiltrating U.S. government systems and private sectors. While hacking remains a threat, Beijing continues to rely on traditional human intelligence, or espionage, to influence global events. O’Donnell’s investigation reveals how covert Chinese agents monitor and intimidate dissidents both abroad and right here in the U.S. Producers Keith Sharman and Roxanne Feitel provide in-depth reporting on the...

In director Dominik Moll’s superb 2022 police thriller, The Night of the 12th, the focus was on French detectives pursuing a vicious killer who was forever out of reach. The closer they came to nabbing him, the more he got away, leaving them to turn in circles year after year during a long, existential quest that left none of them unscathed.

In that movie, the cops were flawed human beings and clearly chauvinistic (there was only one woman on the squad), but they were still the good guys. In Dossier 137, a piercing slow-burn examination of police brutality, the tables have turned and the cops have become the criminals, making us question the very notion of policing in a France racked by social unrest and class division. Made with the same laser-cut precision as his previous work, but with a greater emphasis on procedure than before, Moll’s new thriller...

This is a film about questions. It’s about the official business of asking them, the new ones that instantly supplant answered ones and the squashed ones that poison all chances of social equality. An answer that German-French director Dominik Moll is happy to supply, however, is in response to Inspector Stéphanie Bertrand (Léa Drucker) as she talks to her teenage son. “Why does everyone hate the police?,” she asks as he looks at her from bed, ashamed of her profession.

“Dossier 137” is a dramatization of a specific case of police brutality that took place in Paris in 2018, during what is known as the Yellow Vests protests. Although it takes some time to show its hand, by the end “Acab” would work as its tagline — well, “McAb” with its leading lady as the reason to change the word “all” to “most.”

Stéphanie Bertrand works in Paris for the Igpn...

Exclusive: Cohen Media Group has acquired US rights to Bernard-Henri Lévy’s documentary Our War (Notre Guerre), which screens today (May 13) in Cannes’ Ukraine Day programme.

The French philosopher’s fourth film is a dispatch from the frontlines in Pokrovsk and Sumy and chronicles the ongoing conflict with Russia three years after the invasion. It follows Lévy’s documentaries Glory To The Heroes and Slava Ukraini.

Lévy embeds with elite drone units and through exclusive footage argues that the war is existential for Ukraine and explains why victory is attainable. It features exclusive interviews with French president Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky,...

Alongside physical infrastructure, improving and augmenting the local workforce is a key pillar of French president Emmanuel Macron’s France 2030 plan, his 30 billion euro ($34 billion) roadmap for investment and innovation.

“Top-tier technicians are the foundation of the entire French ecosystem,” says Arnaud Roland, who oversees the France 2030 project for the national film agency Cnc. “That’s why professional training programs are integrated into every aspect of our modernization efforts. Our competitive edge goes beyond locations; it lies in the combination of diverse landscapes, modern infrastructure, and, most importantly, highly adaptable crews.”

As France 2030 targets doubling the workforce in animation and VFX, public investment covers every stage of the creative process — from scriptwriting and costume design to construction and compositing. A recent beneficiary of this funding, the Paris film school La Fémis, will soon launch a new course teaching designers to blend traditional techniques with the LED-wall technologies required for virtual production.

2025 is going to go down as one of the best years for gaming. We’re barely into May, and we’ve already gotten multiple hit Aaa games, and the most recent hit has been Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. With over a million copies sold in just days and massive praise from critics and players, its origin story is as unlikely as its rapid rise.

What’s funny about the success of Expedition 33 is that the team that made it mainly consists of developers who used to work at Ubisoft. Game director Guillaume Broche recently revealed why he left Ubisoft during the pandemic, and it really goes to show that a creativity over profits mindset is what matters the most.

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Pope Francis’ funeral service Saturday drew 250,000 mourners to the Vatican, including foreign presidents, prime ministers, and other dignitaries.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re delivered the homily, calling Francis a “pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.”

“Rich in human warmth and deeply sensitive to today’s challenges, Pope Francis truly shared the anxieties, sufferings and hopes of this time of globalization,” Re said. “His gestures and exhortations in favor of refugees and displaced persons are countless. His insistence on working on behalf of the poor was constant.”

President Donald Trump...

Prince William is mourning.

The 42-year-old Prince of Wales was seen arriving at the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday (April 26) in Vatican City, Vatican.

Pope Francis sadly passed away at the age of 88 on April 21. Find out the cause. He will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore.

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The royal was accompanied by several world leaders at the funeral service, including Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer.

His wife, Princess Kate, was not in attendance. Here’s why.

Prince William came to represent his father King Charles III, and stood side by side with the prime minister for a moment of silence in front of Pope Francis‘ coffin, per BBC.

Ahead of the service, Sir Keir spoke to President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron.

“Vladimir, Stop!”

These were the feeble words of a cowardly blowhard, whose failure to bring the Russo-Ukrainian War into line with his imagined reality has begun to leave an impression on the one thing that matters most to President Donald Trump: his own ego.

Trump has never understood the war in Ukraine, and as a result he has never had a meaningful plan for ending it.

But for this president, failure is always someone else’s fault. In the Trump White House, the buck stops with Joe Biden. Or the “stolen” 2020 election.

Did you know that there’s a fancy royal rule that prevents the ruling monarch from attending funerals, not even if they were those of beloved and well-known popes?

Well, there is. This means that Prince William will be attending Pope Francis’ funeral in the King’s place, alongside other dignitaries and world leaders, including Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron and American President Donald Trump. There will also be several members of Europe’s Royal Family attending the ceremony.

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Thousands of mourners are expected to pay tribute to Pope Francis today as the late pontiff’s funeral takes place in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

The Pope’s funeral takes place today, Saturday, April 26 beginning at 4 a.m. Et/1 a.m. Pt and the service is expected to last about 90 minutes.

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170 world leaders have joined an estimated 250,000 people gathered in Rome to farewell Pope Francis, whose funeral took place at St Peter’s Basilica.

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US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy was among the high-profile figures to take their seats in front of The Vatican. Prince William attended on behalf of the UK’s King Charles and was seen paying his respects in front of Francis’s coffin ahead of the service.

Zelenskyy’s appearance prompted a spontaneous burst of applause from the crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square. Trump is accompanied by his wife Melania.

Other guests to confirm their attendance included French President Emmanuel Macron and UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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The funeral of Pope Francis solemnly took place Saturday morning in St. Peter’s square drawing roughly 200,000 people, including 50 heads of state, 10 reigning monarchs and throngs of global media outlets providing coverage of the ritual expected to draw billions of viewers.

Mourners gave Pope Francis his final salute on a sunny morning six days after his death, at 88, on Easter Monday. Since Wednesday, more than 120,000 faithful had lined up in St. Peter’s Basilica through Friday to pay their respects.

In keeping with his stated wish to simplify the papal funeral rites, Pope Francis’ body had been lying in a wooden casket at St. Peter’s, having done away with the tradition of three coffins — two made of cypress and oak, and one of lead.

Former U.S. President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden were among the first to arrive for pope’s funeral in St. Peter’s Square.

The world will mourn Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 on April 21, the day after Easter. The late leader of the Roman Catholic Church died of a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure, according to the Vatican.

The late pontiff’s funeral takes place on Saturday, April 26 in St. Peter’s Square. His open casket is currently at St. Peter’s Basilica, where Catholics and mourners can pay their respects.

At a Glance: How to Stream Pope Francis’ Funeral Online

When: Saturday, April 26, at 1 a.m. Pt/4 a.m. Et (10 a.m. Rome time) Channels: ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, PBS News, more Stream online: DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Peacock, Sling

Over 200,000 people are expected to attend Francis’ funeral at St. Peter’s Square, the large plaza in front of Vatican City’s basilica.

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