As the announcement of his candidacy for the presidential election approaches, Eric Zemmour is working on another subject: respect for his private life. According to The Parisian and Point, the reactionary polemicist tried to prevent the release of the magazine Close which concerns his close advisor, Sarah Knafo and him. His lawyers denounce a serious invasion of privacy. However, it was deemed inadmissible, indicates the Paris daily. He therefore decided to file a complaint and Sarah Knafo could also do so, always for “invasion of privacy“.
The emerging figure of the far-right on the political scene would have done well without this issue that the review was simmering. Close, celebrity magazine to whom we owe the revelation of the relationship between François Hollande and Julie Gayet in 2014. The publisher of the publication was summoned for interim relief this Thursday, November 25, 2021 before the Paris court according to Point and The Parisian. Its revelations do not serve the public debate or the general interest. The 63-year-old politician was reportedly warned of this outing by text from a close person in contact with a well-informed source.
According to information from Parisian, “this request was deemed inadmissible on the ground in particular that Eric Zemmour’s lawyers could not demonstrate that this revelation was going to come out.“. The number of Close of November 26 is therefore in the newsstands and reveals on four pages the almost presidential candidate and his campaign manager. A decision that reacted on Twitter the former sniper of On is not lying: “Whatever happens, always and everywhere, I will jealously and fiercely defend my privacy and that of my loved ones. Public life, yes. Voyeurism, no. Sorry for the perverts.“