French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s new wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, yesterday attacked the press in an opinion piece for a national newspaper, reports The Guardian.
Bruni-Sarkozy was responding to the scandal that erupted after a magazine website claimed the president had sent a text message to his ex wife asking for her to come back.
In her article in Le Monde, Bruni-Sarkozy attacked journalists who reported gossip and cited unnamed sources.
The president has since dropped a criminal case against the magazine which reported the allegation because the reporter is said to have apologised to his wife.
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The journalist, Airy Routler, is standing by the story. He said although he did not see the text message, he received the information from a strong source and that Sarkozy was trying to cow the press.
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