Actress linked to Hollande sues magazine over affair report

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 today.
Gayet, 41, is seeking USD 68,000 in damages and USD 5451.2 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.