Overview
- Florian Tardif of Paris Match released a book Wednesday that claims the 2025 plane moment was a couple dispute sparked by jealousy.
- The book alleges Emmanuel Macron exchanged flattering texts with Franco‑Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani and calls the contact a months‑long platonic relationship.
- Brigitte Macron’s entourage, cited by Le Parisien and BFMTV, says she denied this version to the author on March 5 and says she does not look at her husband's phone.
- The Élysée had downplayed the May 2025 video at the time, and Emmanuel Macron said the couple were joking as they often do.
- The episode has echoed in politics and media, with President Donald Trump later mocking the clip, which drew criticism in France and a rebuke from Macron.