Emmanuel Macron responded after wife ‘pushed him in face’ as lip-reader ‘reveals’ what she said moments after
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Emmanuel Macron responded after wife ‘pushed him in face’ as lip-reader ‘reveals’ what she said moments after
Footage of Emmanuel Macron apparently being shoved by his wife went viral. The Élysée initially tried to dismiss the clip, as local media reported that the video could have been AI-generated. But Macron’s team were forced to perform a dramatic U-turn on this stance after body language experts and lip readers started sharing their assessments of the situation. The world leader himself also spoke out to address his wife getting handsy with him on Monday (26 May) in front of a crowd of cameras. He admitted he and Brigitte had been ‘squabbling, or rather joking’, while adding that he was ‘taken by surprise’ The couple put on a united front as they landed in Indonesia on Wednesday (28 May) Sources said the couple’s united front was deliberately staged to take the mickey out of the media frenzy.
Footage of the President of France, 47, apparently being shoved by his wife Brigitte as they disembarked a plane in Hanoi, Vietnam, went viral earlier this week.
The Élysée initially tried to dismiss the clip, as local media reported that the official residence of the French president claimed that the video could have been AI-generated.
But Macron’s team were forced to perform a dramatic U-turn on this stance a short time later – especially after body language experts and lip readers started sharing their assessments of the situation.
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The world leader himself also spoke out to address his wife getting handsy with him on Monday (26 May) in front of a crowd of cameras.
Emmanuel Macron and his wife have raised eyebrows (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
“There’s a video showing me joking and teasing my wife and somehow that becomes a sort of geo-planetary catastrophe, with people even coming up with theories to explain it,” Macron said.
“The videos are all real, and yes, sometimes people tamper with them, but people are attributing all kinds of nonsense to them.”
He also admitted he and Brigitte had been ‘squabbling, or rather joking’, while adding that he had been ‘taken by surprise’.
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If you ask a lip reading expert what was going on with the pair though, you will likely get a very different answer.
Emmanuel and Brigitte in Indonesia (LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
One claimed that they saw Brigitte tell her husband to ‘stay away’ and branded him a ‘loser’, while the French president supposedly responded: “Let’s try, please.”
A body language expert has backed this theory up too, challenging the suggestion that this was merely a ‘playful’ exchange between the couple.
Judi James said: “Pushing your partner in the face with your hand so hard their head reels to the side and they need to put a hand out to keep balance, especially with what looks like an extra ‘shove’ at the end of the contact, should not be normalised by calling it ‘fun’ just to save political face.”
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The couple put on a united front as they landed in Indonesia (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
If Macron really is trying to save face, he’s giving it more than a good go – as he appeared to mock ‘shove-gate’ while departing the presidential plane with his wife in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday (28 May).
As he and Brigitte assumed almost identical positions in the aircraft as they did after landing in Vietnam, he stuck his hand out of the open doors to give the waiting press a wave.
Macron was then seen laughing as he waited for his wife, who is 25 years his senior, to take hold of his arm to descend the steps – an offering which she had refused on Monday after the alleged collision with her fella’s face.
Sources said the couple’s united front was deliberately staged to take the mickey out of the media frenzy which unfolded earlier this week, the Telegraph reported.
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What do you reckon?
LADbible Group has contacted Emmanuel Macron for comment regarding the lip reader and body language expert’s claims.
Emmanuel Macron makes feelings on being ‘slapped’ by wife Brigitte very clear with ‘mocking’ gesture days after incident
Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, were caught on camera ‘slapping’ each other in the face while waiting to leave a plane. The couple have been married for almost 20 years, but their union has always proved to be controversial. The French president has now responded to the outrage in his unique way. He has been spotted making light of the moment by sticking his hand out from behind a plane door while waving jokingly. A source has said his playful wave was a deliberate gesture planned to try to take the heat off them following the argument. He also laid other rumours to rest, telling the press: “There are people who have watched videos and think I shared a bag of cocaine, that I had a fight with the Turkish president, and that now I’m having a domestic dispute with my wife. None of these are true.”
The French president and his wife, Brigitte, have made headlines after they were caught on camera with Brigitte appearing to push Macron in the face while waiting to leave a plane.
Many have criticised the interaction after the images went around the world.
Experts have been analysing the footage to get to the bottom of what went on.
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Controversy has been raging after Brigitte appeared to ‘slap’ or ‘push’ President Macron in the face (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Initially, it was claimed it was a ‘joke’ and a ‘moment of togetherness’ as anger started to roll in.
The French president has now responded to the outrage in his unique way.
He has been spotted making light of the moment by sticking his hand out from behind a plane door while waving jokingly.
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The married couple then appeared, arms linked, as they left the plane to greet waiting officials in Indonesia.
Onlookers have been describing the incident as a ‘slap’, with others claiming she was pushing him in the face during a heated argument.
One source has said his playful wave was a deliberate gesture planned to try to take the heat off them following the argument.
The couple are putting on a unified front (LUDOVIC MARIN / Contributor / Getty Images)
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According to GB News, they said: “Yes, they wanted to respond with self-deprecation. It was a gesture that will be seen as humorous by some and provocative by others.”
French officials were insisting the original incident was ‘playful teasing’ between a loving husband and wife, with another source insisting it was a ‘harmless scuffle’.
Macron was seen gesturing that cameras were there shortly after the ‘slap’ took place.
A source even blames the backlash on ‘pro-Russia circles’ for blowing it out of proportion.
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An official said: “It was a moment when the president and his wife were relaxing one last time before the start of the trip by having a laugh. It was a moment of closeness.”
Macron could not understand why it had escalated into some ‘sort of geo-planetary catastrophe’.
The official then urged people to take a step back and ‘calm down’.
Macron has insisted: “My wife and I were squabbling, we were rather joking, and I was taken by surprise.
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“[It has since] become a kind of planetary catastrophe, and some [people] are even coming up with theories.”
Macron waved to the press (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
The couple have been married for almost 20 years, but their union has always proved to be controversial.
Emmanuel was notably just 15 years old when he met Brigitte, who was 25 years older than him, a mother-of-three, and was also his teacher at the time.
She previously told the press how their bond deepened while working on a school play.
Brigitte told Elle France: “In that theatre workshop, we wrote plays together – our relationship was one of artistic equality. It was when we worked on the Eduardo De Filippo play The Art of Comedy.
“We wrote together on Friday nights – and by Saturday, I couldn’t wait for Friday to come around. I didn’t understand why. It seemed insane.”
Macron also laid other rumours to rest, telling the press in Hanoi: “For three weeks… There are people who have watched videos and think I shared a bag of cocaine, that I had a fight with the Turkish president, and that now I’m having a domestic dispute with my wife.
“None of these are true.”
Lip Reader Reveals What Emmanuel Macron & Wife Brigitte Macron Allegedly Said Moments After That Viral Airplane Shove
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron went viral this week after what went down over the weekend. After arriving at an airport in Vietnam, the door to the presidential plane was open and as the President, 47, walked into view, a hand was seen reaching out and shoving him in the face. Brigitte, 72, then comes into view of the camera while wearing a red jacket. This has led the Internet to believe it was his wife that shoved him.
After arriving at an airport in Vietnam, the door to the presidential plane was open and as the President, 47, walked into view, a hand was seen reaching out and shoving him in the face. Brigitte, 72, then comes into view of the camera while wearing a red jacket. The person that shoved Emmanuel was also seen wearing a red jacket. This has led the Internet to believe it was his wife that shoved him.
The company LipReader Analysis made some claims about what was allegedly said between the husband and wife duo moments after this reported incident.
Keep reading to find out more…
“As the aircraft door opens, President Macron is seen turning toward Brigitte. In an unexpected moment, she pushes him in the face. Realizing the door is already open and staff are witnessing the interaction, Emmanuel appears uncomfortable and quickly raises his hand with a forced ‘Hi,’” the lip reader told Express.
They continued, “Emmanuel then steps closer to Brigitte before composing himself and crossing to the other side. Moments later, he signals for her to follow him with ‘Let’s go.’ He thanks the pilot and waves at the cameras, trying to recover the public-facing image.”
The lip reader continued, sharing, “But at the top of the stairs, things turn icy again. He offers his arm; she ignores it, clinging to the railing instead. As she passes, she appears to mutter, and lipread as ‘Dégage, espèce de loser’, translated in English ‘Stay away, you loser.’”
The lip reader claims he then said, “Essayons, s’il te plaît”, which means, “let’s try, please?”
She apparently responds with, “Non,” which means “no.”
They added, “His closing expression, and the phrase lipread as ‘Je vois’ translated in English ‘I see,’ says it all.”
He did make a statement about what allegedly was happening in the moment.
French president Macron explains reason wife ‘slapped’ him as lip reader reveals what she said after incident
Emmanuel Macron, 47, and wife Brigitte, 72, seen ‘slapping’ each other. The pair were on a flight from Paris to Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday. Macron has defended himself, claiming the pair were ‘joking’ Also touched on false accusations made of him on social media in recent weeks. Said: ‘My wife and I were squabbling, we were rather joking, and I was taken by surprise’ Said he was ‘trying to recover’ his ‘public-facing image’ in Vietnam. Also spoke about false claims he had been taking cocaine on the plane. Also said he was having a ‘domestic dispute’ with his wife. A lip reader also claimed that Brigitte called him a ‘loser’ as they walked down the plane’s steps. They were on their way to meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
For those that missed it, First Lady of France Brigitte Macron appeared to either slap or push the leader as the presidential plane doors opened upon their arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday (May 25).
The 47-year-old then offered his hand to his 72-year-old wife to help as they walked down the aircraft’s steps, to which she seemingly refused – with a lip reader even claiming she called him a ‘loser’.
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Now, Macron has defended himself while speaking with reporters in Southeast Asia, claiming the pair were ‘joking’, while also touching on a number of other accusations made of him that have surfaced on social media in recent weeks.
“My wife and I were squabbling, we were rather joking, and I was taken by surprise,” explained the French president of eight years.
“[It has since] become a kind of planetary catastrophe, and some [people] are even coming up with theories.”
He then went on to talk about the false accusations that he had been taking cocaine while meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The trio had met in hopes of brokering a peace between Ukraine and Russia.
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The picture in question simply depicted a tissue on Macron’s table.
Shortly after, there were then stories pedaled online that claimed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had firmly grabbed his fingers during a handshake, with many speculating that it was part of Erdogan’s power-play.
Speaking in Hanoi, Macron continued: “For three weeks… there are people who have watched videos and think I shared a bag of cocaine, that I had a fight with the Turkish president, and that now I’m having a domestic dispute with my wife.
“None of these are true.”
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met with Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, with the tissue depicted on the table which many people believed was a bag of cocaine (Stefan Rousseau – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Although he did concede that all the videos were ‘completely authentic’, he stressed that the stories created by people online were not.
As for his exchange with his wife 25 years his senior, a lip reader told the Express: “As the aircraft door opens, President Macron is seen turning toward Brigitte. In an unexpected moment, she pushes him in the face. Realising the door is already open and staff are witnessing the interaction, Emmanuel appears uncomfortable and quickly raises his hand with a forced ‘Hi’.”
A crew member on board the jet apparently then ‘visibly flinches, brushing her hand through her hair in discomfort.’
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As for Macron, he allegedly ‘steps closer to Brigitte before composing himself and crossing to the other side,’ the analyst continued.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron pictured just moments after the ‘slap’ (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
“Moments later, he signals for her to follow him with ‘Let’s go’.”
With a thanks to the pilot and a wave to the camera – which the analyst said was the president attempting to recover his ‘public-facing image’ – the pair turn to the descent, which is where ‘things turn icy again.’
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“He offers his arm; she ignores it, clinging to the railing instead. As she passes, she appears to mutter, and lipread as ‘Dégage, espèce de loser’, translated in English ‘Stay away, you loser’.”
Macron reportedly responded: “Essayons, s’il te plaît,” translating to, “Let’s try, please?”
However, Brigitte allegedly replied curtly: “Non.”
The lipreader claimed: “His closing expression, and the phrase lipread as ‘Je vois’ translated in english ‘I see,’ says it all.”
Lip reader reveals President Macron’s wife’s words before ‘slap’
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron have been making global headlines recently, and not for the best of reasons. In a video which went viral, Brigitte was seen ‘slapping’ or ‘pushing’ Macron’s face just as the doors for their plane opened for an official visit to Hanoi, Vietnam. The 47-year-old French politician has since then spoken out about the incident, saying it was a harmless ‘joke’ between the couple, which has been blown out of proportion. A professional lip reader has since claimed that this might not be true. According to the expert, the body language displayed by Brigitte when she descended the stairs points to it being a more serious spat than they are letting on. While the expert has claimed that the exchange was heated, President Macron is firmly stating it was anything but. Do you think the incident was more serious than the French officials are letting us know? Let us know in the comments below.
Now, it seems that an expert has stepped in to explain their interpretation of the spat between the couple.
Keep reading to learn more.
If you did not pay attention to the international news cycle recently, you may have missed a major event involving the current President of France, Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron.
In a video which went viral, Brigitte was seen ‘slapping’ or ‘pushing’ Macron’s face just as the doors for their plane opened as they arrived for an official visit to Hanoi, Vietnam.
During the moment, the 72-year-old is not seen entirely, with only her arm extended out into frame as she pushes the President’s face. She places both hands on him and seems to give him a hefty shove.
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Macron, who was in full view of the cameras, tried to play it cool in front of the media.
The couple then began to descend the stairs, and Brigitte seemed to snub her husband’s gesture to hold his arm and walked separately.
The 47-year-old French politician has since then spoken out about the incident, saying it was a harmless ‘joke’ between the couple, which has been blown out of proportion.
However, a professional lip reader has since then claimed that this might not be true. According to the expert, the body language displayed by Brigitte when she descended the stairs points to it being a more serious spat than they are letting on.
“As the aircraft door opens, President Macron is seen turning toward Brigitte. In an unexpected moment, she pushes him in the face. Realising the door is already open and staff are witnessing the interaction, Emmanuel appears uncomfortable and quickly raises his hand with a forced ‘Hi,’” the lip reader said to The Express.
In the video, you can also see a crew member who ‘visibly flinches, brushing her hand through her hair in discomfort.’
Macron tries to handle the situation by acting calmly and then ‘steps closer to Brigitte before composing himself and crossing to the other side,’ the analyst went on. “Moments later, he signals for her to follow him with ‘Let’s go’.”
The President then seems to thank the pilot and waves to the media, which according to the expert, was him trying to regain his composure in front of the world’s media. However, as they began to descend the stairs, ‘things turn icy again.’
“He offers his arm; she ignores it, clinging to the railing instead. As she passes, she appears to mutter, and lipread as ‘Dégage, espèce de loser’, translated in English ‘Stay away, you loser’,” the lipreader said.
Macron reportedly responded with, “Essayons, s’il te plaît,” translating to, “Let’s try, please?”
However, Brigitte allegedly replied with a curt, “Non.”
The lipreader shared that, “His closing expression, and the phrase lipread as ‘Je vois’ translated in english ‘I see,’ says it all.
Brigitte Macron, who is 25 years older than her husband met him when he was a pupil at high school where she taught French.
The pair married in 2007 before Macron pursued his career in politics.
While the expert has claimed that the exchange was heated, President Macron is firmly stating it was anything but.
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Speaking to the media, he clarified, “We are squabbling and, rather, joking with my wife.”
He shrugged off the seriousness of it and stated that the media frenzy around the moment made it seem like it was some ‘sort of geo-planetary catastrophe.’
“Everyone needs to calm down,” he stated.
An official for Elysee also downplayed the incident, saying it was not serious at all.
“It was a moment where the president and his wife were decompressing one last time before the start of the trip by horsing around. It’s a moment of complicity. It was all that was needed to give ammunition to the conspiracy theorists,” they said.
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