Elisabeth Borne sues the publisher of a biography for invasion of her privacy

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has sued the publisher of a biography about her to withdraw it from commerce because of invasions of her privacy, this house told AFP on Wednesday May 10. ‘editing. The book in question is The Secretby journalist Bérengère Bonte, on sale in bookstores on May 4 by Editions de l’Archipel.

In this summons before the Nanterre court that AFP was able to consult, Elisabeth Borne requests the deletion of numerous passages from this biography, which would empty the book of a good part of its substance, under penalty of 1,000 euros by violation found. She is claiming one euro in damages and 5,000 euros in legal costs.

Passages related to his sexual orientation

The head of government lists passages “referring to his health and sexual orientation”as well as “those referring to his family life, this information cannot fall within the scope of a legitimate freedom of information of the public”. The Prime Minister had denied in August, to the magazine LGBT + Stubbornhave already been in a relationship with a woman.

In a press release, the Archipelago editions defended the quality of the author’s work. “This book, the result of a year of investigation, dozens of interviews including two long interviews with Elisabeth Borne as well as others with eminent members of her cabinet, her family and her close circle of friends to whom she had given her consent, is the first biography of the Prime Minister appointed on May 16, 2022., they detailed. A hearing is scheduled for May 24.