Hollande attacks report of affair with actress

French President Francois Hollande says he is considering suing a magazine after it claimed he was having an affair with an actress.
Mr Hollande told AFP the report was an "attack on the right to privacy".

The latest edition of the weekly tabloid Closer features seven pages of revelations and photos about his alleged affair with Julie Gayet.
Ms Gayet, 41, is an established television and cinema actress who has appeared in more than 50 films.

Rumours of their alleged relationship have been circulating on the internet for many months.

Last March, she filed a complaint with prosecutors in Paris against various bloggers and websites that were reporting on the rumours.

Her lawyer at the time said there was no basis to the claims.

Mr Hollande told the Agence France Presse in a statement that he "like every other citizen has a right" to privacy.
He said he was "looking into possible action, including legal action" against Closer.

The magazine's print edition came out on Friday and showed pictures it says support rumours that the 59-year-old president routinely drives through Paris on his scooter to spend the night with Ms Gayet.

Mr Hollande lives with his partner Valerie Trierweiler, a journalist for whom he left fellow Socialist politician Segolene Royal, the mother of his four children.