French President Francois Hollande is under fire over his alleged affair with actress Juliet Gayet. But he was reluctant to talk about it at his annual press conference.
Last Friday French magazine Closer published allegations that President Hollande was having an affair with the actress Julie Gayet. Since then, although Closer took down the story, Hollande's official partner Valerie Trierweiler has been admitted to hospital, the President has failed to deny the affair, Gayet has gone to ground and there have been suggestions of mafia connections to the apartment where the alleged tryst occurred.
Awkwardly for Hollande he had his annual press conference booked for today, just four days later. Luckily for Hollande, French journalists were happy to accept his refusal to discuss the issue.