THE SUN: RUMOURS that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni are BOTH having affairs are gaining momentum in France.
The suggestion that France's First couple were both committing adultery first emerged on networking site Twitter.
And it has now even been reported by prestigious Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.
The first 'tweet' revealed that Bruni had allegedly become romantically involved with Benjamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique' awards.
It went on the say that jilted President Sarkozy had swiftly found solace in the arms of his 40-year-old ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, also a French karate champion.
French web magazine suchablog.com then reported that Bruni had been a close friend of Biolay for many years and was now unofficially living with him at his flat in Paris.
The rumours were given extra weight after being reported in an blog on Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche's official website.
The paper wrote: "It's the gossip of the moment that could become the story of the year. Sarkozy and Carla’s ‘affairs’ >>> Staff Reporter | Tuesday, March 09, 2010
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MAIL ONLINE: Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to comment on claims that he and First Lady Carla Bruni are both having extra-marital affairs.
The suggestion that France's first couple are both committing adultery - she with a musician, he with a karate champion - has appeared in a prestigious Sunday newspaper.
Le Journal du Dimanche reported in a blog on its official website rumours that Ms Bruni has become romantically involved with Bejamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique' awards. Are Sarkozy and Bruni BOTH having affairs? Elysee Palace refuses to comment on claims of adultery >>> Ian Sparks | Tuesday, March 09, 2010
THE TELEGRAPH: Rumours that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are both having affairs are gaining momentum in France.
The suggestion that the couple were both committing adultery first emerged on Twitter, the microblogging website. It was followed by a report in the Sunday newspaper le Journal du Dimanche.
The first 'tweet' claimed that Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had become romantically involved with Benjamin Biolay, a musician and a winner at France's recent Victoires de la Musique awards.
It then claimed that the jilted Mr Sarkozy had swiftly found solace in the arms of his 40-year-old ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, also a French karate champion. >>> | Tuesday, March 09, 2010
NEWS.COM.AU: Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni 'both having affairs' >>> | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
