Ruh-roh! Looks like Madonna‘s ex, Brahim Zaibat, is in trouble with one of France’s most notorious politicos.
The 29-year-old dancer recently found himself seated behind the founder of France’s conservative National Front party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, on an airplane.
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The antigay, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant uber-conservative was asleep with his mouth hanging open, so Zaibat, a vocal critic of Le Pen, decided to snap a selfie next to him. He then uploaded the image to social media, along with a message to voters in France: “Let’s all vote tomorrow to give them a knock-out blow. To preserve our fraternal France.”
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The picture quickly amassed nearly 200,000 Facebook likes and more than 30,000 shares. Now, the angry politician is suing Zaibat, calling the picture is unflattering and a breach of privacy, and accusing it of costing his party the election.
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“Do you find it normal to be photographed while asleep on a plane?” the 87-year-old told rue89. “It’s my private life and I want to protect myself against this type of behavior!”
Le Pen is seeking €50,000 (approx. $55,ooo U.S.) in damages along with a written apology from Zaibat.
In his lawsuit, he also references Madonna, with once compared him to Saddam Hussein and his daughter, Marine Le Pen, to Hitler.
A court hearing is scheduled for January 22.
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H/t: Pink News
Michael Jarboe
Sue God for making you ugly, not the messenger.
John Kuehnle
Get a life…
MarionPaige
the immediate question I have is what is the proper forum for a lawsuit? One would assume that an airplane would be flying high enough to possibly be in inter-national space even if it is over land. Maybe, like a cruise ship, the proper forum for disputes would be “The State” where the plane’s owner is registered.
GLF
Marine Le Pen, not Marie.
John Malin
What’s he suing for? He simply looks as dead as his nitwit brain!
DutchGay
So this photo caused them to lose the elections !? To quote Madonna; the power of goodbye 🙂
1EqualityUSA
electile dysfunction.
1EqualityUSA
“I’d like four espressos, please.”
Dennis Sandoval
looks like he was dreaming of receiving something in his mouth.
CamRon Hastiin Yazhii
hahahaha plaster this pic everywhere to see!!!! Good on Zaibat!!!!
joeyty
@Dennis Sandoval: And is he grinning or grimacing ? With that strained face it’s hard to tell. (These are the types of reasons some French think the Americans are obnoxious).
Juanjo
Mon pauvre petit ancien. Fermez la bouche.
SammySeattle
Can you say, “Streisand Effect”?
Don Hanover
ugly? how good does he think he looks awake?
Wilson W Wong
LOL old cunt
joeyty
@Don Hanover: He looks awake to me. His face looks like a grimacing skeleton.
Transiteer
Brahim is a cutie! Madonna did well! He only plays for the one team then?
Gigi Gee
Zzzzzzzzzz.
Dakotahgeo
le Pen, when you act like an ass, look like an ass, talk like an ass… there is only one conclusion to draw… ASS you are!
joeyty
@Dakotahgeo: Just taking a selfie is getting idiotic enough, and when you add making a silly face to it you look like an out-of-control doofus.
DCguy
He can’t claim it’s his private life when he is on a plane. He is out in public.
AndYouWillDeal
It was disrespectful and invasion of privacy. What does someone like him know about respect in the first place.
Madonna is a disgusting Palestinian and HAMAS sympathizer since she started associating herself with people like him.
lykeitiz
NOW I see what Madonna saw in that kid. Good one!