THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to “smash the face” of a political editor during a 40-minute conversation after his magazine suggested Carla Bruni was a maneater, a new biography claims.The French president’s alleged threat was sparked by an article in Le Point news magazine offering “24 tips to the President ahead of his marriage to Mademoiselle Bruni”.
One piece of advice was: “Do not introduce your new wife to your sons, Barack Obama or any handsome men.”
In a new book called M. Le President, Franz-Olivier Giesbert, director of Le Point, gives what he says is a blow by blow account of the president’s tirade following the article.
The president allegedly called shortly after publication in January 2008, started with a few niceties before suddenly turning apoplectic.
“This article is filth and I should smash your face in,” he reportedly told Mr Giesbert.
Mr Giesbert replied: “Are you threatening me?” Mr Sarkozy hit back: “You deserve it. I don’t know what’s holding me back.”
“There’s no reason for you and Carla to feel insulted,” replied the author.
“I’m sure you’d blow your top if I wrote that your wife was a whore that everyone had slept with and even wanted to have sex with your children,” the president went on.
“Never did our magazine suggest Carla was a whore,” said Mr Giesbert. » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Thursday, April 07, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Nicolas Sarkozy biography: extracts from M Le President – Here are some extracts from the new biography M Le President Scenes of political life 2005-2011. » | Friday, April 08, 2011
