FRANCE: L’Oreal heiress cuts photographer Banier from will
L’Oreal heiress and France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, has cut her personal friend and celebrity photographer Francois-Marie Banier (photo) out of her will, in the latest chapter of a scandal that has reached to government levels. Read More
FRANCE: Questioned by police, Labour Minister denies wrongdoing
Scandal-plagued French Labour Minister Eric Woerth denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest when police questioned him for eight hours Thursday in connection with financial scandals surrounding France’s richest woman, his lawyer said. Read More
FRANCE: Scandal-plagued labour minister questioned by police
French Labour Minister Eric Woerth was questioned by police investigating the financial affairs of France’s richest woman, l’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. Read More
FRANCE: The Bettencourt scandal: Sarkozy and the media face-off
Amid a growing scandal involving Labour Minister Eric Woerth, in which new revelations seemingly appear daily, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s already tense relations with the French press are being further strained. Read More
FRANCE: Police detain L’Oreal quartet for second day as scandal rumbles on
Police detained for a second day fund manager Patrice de Maistre (pictured), a lawyer, society photographer Francois-Marie Banier (pictured) and the manager of a private island linked to Liliane Bettencourt, in a scandal that has shocked France. Read More
FRANCE: Police arrest four as L’Oreal scandal escalates
French police have detained a financial advisor, lawyer, society photographer and island manager connected to France’s richest woman and L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, in the latest chapter in a scandal that has rocked French politics. Read More
FRANCE: Police detain photographer and financial advisor in L’Oreal scandal
French police detained two men for questioning Thursday over the scandal surrounding L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. The two are Bettencourt’s friend, photographer Francois-Marie Banier, and her financial adviser, Patrice de Maistre. Read More
FRANCE: Government and media on a collision course over Bettencourt scandal
The French government came out swinging Friday against news web site Mediapart and its director Edwy Plenel, slamming them as “the trashcan of the Internet” after the organisation published a series of revelations on the “Bettencourt Affair”. Read More
FRANCE: Bettencourt’s ex-accountant partially retracts statement in L’Oreal donations scandal
Billionaire Liliane Bettencourt’s accountant, re-interrogated on Wednesday night by police, retracted parts of her statement regarding an alleged 50,000-euro payment to Labour Minister Eric Woerth. Read More
FRANCE: Probe launched into Woerth’s role in L’Oreal cash scandal
Prosecutors have launched an investigation following allegations made by Liliane Bettencourt’s former accountant that the L’Oreal heiress (photo) illegally funded Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidential campaign through French Labour Minister Eric Woerth. Read More