Overview
- Florian Tardif’s book, which came out Wednesday, says Brigitte Macron reacted after finding months of messages between President Emmanuel Macron and actress Golshifteh Farahani during the flight to Hanoi in May 2025.
- The author reports the exchanges were described by sources as “platonic” yet flirtatious, including a compliment about Farahani’s looks, and he says the contact has since stopped.
- The viral video, filmed by Associated Press at the aircraft door in Hanoi, showed Brigitte Macron pushing the president’s face, and the Élysée first questioned the footage’s authenticity before calling it a joking gesture.
- The presidency continues to downplay the episode as private and casual, Brigitte Macron’s entourage says she does not look at her husband’s phone, and Farahani has rejected any romantic link.
- The claims revive debate over how the presidency managed the narrative and could spur fresh online battles, as the 2025 clip spread widely through pro‑Russian outlets and far‑right accounts.