French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed rumors about a viral video showing his wife, Brigitte, smacking his face as they exited their plane in Vietnam.
In the viral video, Brigitte smacks the Macron’s face as they step into view, causing him to appear surprised before waving to the press.
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Macron has criticized the video’s portrayal, condemning its use to stir controversy. According to him, the video where his wife basically attacked him was just them “joking.”
“[I was] teasing my wife and somehow that becomes a geo-planetary catastrophe,” he wrote in a statement.
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He acknowledged that the video is real but the interpretation is what has caused the confusion because “people have attributed all kinds of nonsense to them.”