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Reuters
Reuters
Entertainment
By Michel Rose

French PM sues biography publisher for violating her privacy

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne leaves following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, the leaders of the French Employers' association (MEDEF), the CPME and the Union of local businesses, after he signed into law the pension reform raising the retirement age, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

The French prime minister was accused of "censorship" at a court hearing on Wednesday reviewing her decision to sue the publisher of a new biography mentioning intimate details of her private life.

Elisabeth Borne, the 62-year-old former technocrat President Emmanuel Macron named last year to lead his cabinet, was little known to the public before being promoted to the job after five years as a second-tier minister.

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