ALBAWABA - French President Emmanuel Macron's slap was one of the most talked-about topics not only in France but worldwide, and the controversy resurfaced online after a journalist's claim that an Iranian actress was behind the tension between the French couple.
In May 2025, a viral video showed French President Emmanuel Macron appearing to be shoved or slapped in the face by his wife, Brigitte Macron, upon arriving in Hanoi, Vietnam, as part of his six-day Southeast Asia tour, to discuss the "Indo-Pacific strategy".
In the clip, which went viral in May 2025 and was published by the Associated Press, the plane's door opens, and the French President was seen standing when suddenly his wife's hands appear and quickly move toward his face, creating the impression that she slapped him.
Did Brigitte slap Macron after a message from an Iranian actress?
Political journalist Florian Tardif claimed that the French president was slapped by Brigitte for allegedly receiving a message from an Iranian actress, named Golshifteh Farahani.
The slap delivered last year by Brigitte to Emmanuel Macron would be linked to a message found on the president's phone, according to the journalist's claim.
The First Lady would have seen an exchange of messages between Macron and the Iranian actress in which Macron would have written that he found her "very pretty".
Golshifteh Farahani, or Rahavard Farahani, is an Iranian and French actress. She is known for her performances in M for Mother, Body of Lies, The Patience Stone, Paterson, Girls of the Sun, Extraction, in addition to Extraction 2, About Elly and Invasion.
