Actress linked to Hollande sues magazine over affair report

The magazine Closer published images showing his bodyguard and a helmeted man it says is Hollande visiting what it says is the apartment of the actress. AP Photo

French actress Julie Gayet has initiated a privacy suit against Closer magazine over its report that she was having an affair with President Francois Hollande, the magazine said Thursday.
 
Gayet, 41, is seeking 50,000 euros in damages and 4,000 euros in legal costs from the magazine over a report she claims breached France's privacy legislation. If she wins, Closer will have to publish the legal verdict on its cover page.