Anne Sinclair sincere on the reasons for her divorce from Dominique Strauss-Kahn

She is known for her work as a journalist and her poignant interviews, but will still carry the label of “wife of” when she marries Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The latter was then described as the new strong man of the left of the Jospin government. He then headed the International Monetary Fund. In 2012, he wanted to start the race for the Élysée, but was caught up in many cases, including an accusation of sexual assault. This case will eventually end on an amicable civil agreement with the chambermaid concerned.

And although one might believe that the “DSK affair” would have accelerated the couple’s divorce, it seems that is not really the case. At the microphone of France Culture, Anne Sinclair returned on the real reasons that led him to end his relationship with Dominique Strauss-Kahn. In the program À voix nue, she explains that these are linked to the Hôtel Carlton affair in Lille. Remember that here, DSK and other men of power are accused of having organized “fine parties”.

Anne Sinclair: “there was a moment when I said stop”

It was therefore not the affair in New York which caused Anne Sinclair to leave, but that of the Carlton hotel. “I discover a perfectly sordid story which is on the front page of the newspapers, and he is surprised since he had just confided in me when it came out. she explains to France Culture. “Accumulation, of course, starts a life, it starts relationships, it starts everything.” she specifies. Before continuing: “While I had stood by his side as long as it was violent, as long as it was going to court in New York and answering charges which incidentally fell, there, I was taking my share of support, and there was a moment when I said stop”. In his book Perfect tenseAnne Sinclair returns to all the cases in which her husband was involved. In the United States, the famous journalist was a real support for her husband, but this umpteenth case was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Anne Sinclair has always explained that she believed in the innocence of her husband in the case in New York. As to whether she forgives him or not everything he has done, she refuses to answer and considers that these are not confidences to be made “to a microphone”.