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Paris Municipal Race: Dati Colistier Max Guazzini Deactivates X After Racism Allegations, Will File Defamation Complaint

The 78-year-old, 58th on Dati’s list, denies racist intent after reports highlighted past posts.

Max Guazzini, secrétaire général de la Fondation Bardot et alors président du Stade français, vient assister à une messe en mémoire de l'actrice française Brigitte Bardot à l'église Saint-Roch à Paris, le 28 janvier 2026

Overview

  • Guazzini told AFP he has deactivated his X account and intends to file a defamation complaint following coverage of his posts.
  • In February he shared a Reconquête activist’s false claim about supposed “no-dog zones” in England and commented, “Submission and cowardice, poor England,” with the original post using the slur “muz.”
  • In November he shared a post tying Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York’s first Muslim mayor to the 9/11 attacks, writing, “Incredible! The horrible attacks quickly forgotten, little by little they take control.”
  • He rejects accusations of racism, says he does not support Éric Zemmour’s party, cites long-standing animal-rights advocacy, and notes past support for SOS Racisme.
  • Dati’s camp denies another colistier’s claimed Reconquête affiliation and has launched legal steps over a campaign clip and a site cataloging cases involving Dati, who is due in court in September and remains presumed innocent.