Griveaux scandal: Online leak sparks outrage, political earthquake

The right to a private life away from the glare of the media. The case of French politician Benjamin Griveaux has put this issue in the headlines. Griveaux, a close political ally of President Emmanuel Macron, pulled out of the race to be Paris Mayor after an sex tape was circulated on line, allegedly the candidate, masturbating, while messaging another woman, not his wife.

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