Alexandra de Taddeo is back. Remember, it was four months ago, forever now. Her name was then pronounced on everyone's lips and for good reason: she is one of the main protagonists of the affair which had shaken the first round of the municipal elections. On February 14, 2020, the candidate La République En Marche for mayor of Paris, Benjamin Griveaux, had announced the withdrawal of his candidacy after the broadcast of two videos of him of a sexual nature sent to Alexandra de Taddeo, a young law student of 29 years, when they had a consenting and mainly virtual relationship. These documents had been put online by Piotr Pavlenski, a Russian artist who had taken refuge in France and a companion of Alexandra de Taddeo (without their agreement, according to them). The activist quickly assumed by announcing to Release want to "Denounce hypocrisy" from the former government spokesperson. For her part, Alexandra de Taddeo said she had received “Five or six” videos from Benjamin Griveaux. According to the politician, they would have met only once, “End of August 2018.” A statement confirmed by the principal concerned herself. Needless to say, much has been written about the case. After days and days at the heart of the news, the story of Benjamin Griveaux has however been forgotten in favor of … the coronavirus crisis. Forgotten, Piotr, Griveaux and Taddeo. Until Wednesday, June 17, when the newspaper Release publishes his portrait, simply titling: "Alexandra de Taddeo, the intriguing." Almost a week to the day after we learned of the appointment of Benjamin Griveaux to the BITD.
"When you think I was an escort or a spy hired by Putin, it's quite funny"
From the outset, the daily said that the young woman “Don't regret anything about this story bordering on reality and fiction.” After a “Pleasant confinement in Burgundy, at his parents'”, Alexandra de Taddeo is still madly in love with her favorite activist Piotr Pavlenski. If not anymore. She says: "They (her parents) hoped that I would dissociate myself, put myself on the side of the government, of society, to become, in short, a good victim girl who was manipulated by her lover." None of this has happened. "They are still together, even if they are not allowed to see each other. When she talks about him, her eyes shine. ” Described as “Elusive, intriguing and friendly”, she compares their relationship to that of Romeo and Juliet, “Us two against the others.” Nothing will separate them now, she says. Lucid, she knows that she risks two years of imprisonment and a fine of 60,000 euros. "If you have to go, you have to go. I read beautiful prison stories ”, she says. What about Benjamin Griveaux, unhappy victim of a love that Piotr Pavlenski himself describes as being “Very destructive (…) like an explosion” ? "The more time we spend with Alexandra de Taddeo, the more we understand that Benjamin Griveaux, and it's terrible for him, doesn't really matter in this story. The central knot is the passion between Pavlenski and her (…) Benjamin Griveaux, she doesn't really explain their meeting ”, notes the daily. "Out of curiosity. I don't rationalize all my behaviors", Tries to analyze Alexandra de Taddeo … before doing “A rude remark on their coitus” and laugh. "When you think I was an escort or a spy hired by Putin, it is quite funny. People make up lots of stories. Why should I go harping on the truth everywhere, which may be less interesting? ” Her life, she sometimes sees it as a feature film. “In a future adaptation to the cinema, by Luc Besson, she would see Eva Green well in her role.” Not sure that Benjamin Griveaux is tempted to go see his story adapted to the cinema.
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