French actress sues Closer magazine over report she was having an affair with President Francois Hollande .
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 ,
Gayet is seeking 50 , 000 euros ($ 68 , 140) in damages and 4 , 000 euros in legal costs from the magazine over a report she claims breached France' s privacy legislation , the magazine said on Thursday . If she wins , Closer will have to publish the legal verdict on
its cover page . Hollande rules out action
At a press conference on Tuesday, Hollande expressed his " total indignation " over Closer ' s publication of photos that the magazine said showed him and Gayet arriving separately for secret trysts at a borrowed flat yards from the presidential
Elysee Palace . But the Socialist leader ruled out legal action on his own behalf , saying that would not be appropriate given that he himself enjoys immunity from any legal action . Even if Closer is forced to pay Gayet the maximum amount she has claimed , the magazine 's story will probably still be a money earner . Earlier this week , it said it was on track to sell 600, 000 copies of its edition with the Hollande/ Gayet pictures , twice its usual circulation . The magazine has promised another series of pictures and fresh revelations about the affair in its next edition, which
will be available on Friday.
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