Scandal makes French first lady sick

French President Francois Hollande’s political and personal woes deepened after his girlfriend had been rushed to hospital following a report he has been having an affair with an actress. Valerie Trierweiler, who lives with the president in the Elysee Palace, his official residence, was admitted to hospital on January 10, “for a rest and to undergo some tests,” aides said. Closer magazine reported in its edition published on the same day that Hollande, 59, has been having an affair with actress Julie Gayet, 41. Hollande threatened a lawsuit but did not deny the substance of the allegations.

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