Fri, Nov 07, 2025 | Jumada al-Awwal 16, 1447 | Fajr 05:11 | DXB weather-sun.svg24.3°C

‘Not true’: French President Macron denies domestic dispute with wife as video goes viral

He told reporters that other videos had (also) been misinterpreted as showing him sharing a bag of cocaine or confronting the Turkish president

Published: Mon 26 May 2025, 6:23 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron denied Monday any "domestic dispute" with his wife Brigitte after a video appeared to show her shoving his face away as they arrived in Vietnam for a diplomatic visit.

They were "joking as we often do", he told reporters in Hanoi, adding that other videos had been misinterpreted as showing him sharing a bag of cocaine or confronting the Turkish president.

"None of these are true," he said, and "everyone needs to calm down".

Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.