French president sues photographer for secretly photographing him on a vacation
Aug 18, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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Unlike some previous French presidents, Emmanuel Macron demanded privacy while on vacation. However, this didn’t prevent a paparazzi photographer to stalk him around Marseillee. He even entered the president’s private property to take the photos, which was the last drop. After this, Macron reported him to the authorities, and he has filed a legal complaint.
The president declined to reveal where he will spend the vacation. However, there was a word that he was staying in Marseille in a private villa, in a gated community. Nevertheless, he made the efforts to keep the privacy, and his security team was in charge of chasing paparazzi away. But apparently, one photographer person with a camera was too persistent.
The photographer, whose identity is unknown, kept following Macron and his wife Brigitte around the city. As Telegraph reports, he “pursued the president and his wife ‘on several occasions.’” He ignored the repeated warnings from the security staff, and allegedly, his pursue was even risky on several occasions. Finally, he went too far and entered the president’s villa to take photos. Since it’s a gated community, it stays unclear how he managed to do it. When this happened, Macron reported it, and the police took the photographer to custody.
According to the photographer, the police searched through his gear and bags, and “treated him like a criminal.” He adds that they also went through his memory cards and computer, which he said was “totally illegal.” Although he’s been released, I guess he now needs to find a good lawyer.
[via FStoppers, Telegraph; image credits Jddmano]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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14 responses to “French president sues photographer for secretly photographing him on a vacation”
Stalking is for fucking losers! Good for him.
Too bad that our president is an asshole…
I feel your pain, so is Serbian.
I’m an American. I’m embarassed to say that the human Cheeto is my nation’s leader.
Look what your side had to offer. Takes a real scumbag lose to “the human Cheeto” win!
Lol “my side?” Nice assumption. I hated both candidates and would be equal embarrassed if the other turd sandwich had won.
They all are
The true story is that the French President is suing a guy who break in his property. By the way the guy is a photographer which doesn’t excuse him for doing something illegal.
Pics or didnt happen.
Wait—he broke into private property and complains that he was treated like a criminal? XD
for those too lazy to read: he trespassed private property which is illegal, stop defending this phauxtographer.
Paparazzis are god damn garbage ! They truly are. Their sole purpose is to take that ONE photo that will ruin someone’s life or career.
This is what happens when you have an official who is married to his mother…
Fuck paps. They’re scum and don’t deserve the title “photographer.”