Death of Bernard Tapie: his widow, Dominique, would be ruined

“Nothing, nothing remains of the heritage that nourished the Tapie legend”, writes Sophie des Déserts in the latest issue of Paris Match. Bernard Tapie, ruined at the time of his death? According to the journalist, Dominique Tapie was “unaware of the extent of the debts that would remain after her husband’s disappearance”. “She still discovers things”, replies journalist Émilie Tran Nguyen, “She lived in the private mansion on rue des Saint-Pères, she will have to leave it (…) François Pinault who bought it asks her to leave the premises at the end of the month and she has a very strong reaction. surprise“. For Sophie des Déserts, Dominique Tapie must have suspected this imminent evictionsince all of the couple’s assets had been seized since 2015.”Yes, she says to François Pinault: ‘I did not know that my husband had sold’ and I write ‘she claims’, since when we examine the facts, her property was seized“, explains the Paris Match journalist before adding: “In the end, they were the most heavenly tramps in Saint-Germain des Prés”. To understand, even if Dominique Tapie still resided in the famous hotel in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, it no longer belonged to him legally, like all the rest of the couple’s property. “Everything was seized awaiting judgment“, explains Sophie des Déserts, “they didn’t even have credit cards or checkbooks anymore.”

Dominique Tapie, “ruined” but not so “alone” as that

If the widow of Bernard Tapie must today face the debts of her husband, she can count on those around her to support her. Her children, of course, but also a great friend of the family, Jean-Louis Borloo. Indeed, the politicianday before“to the well-being of Dominique Tapie, to the point of having found him an apartment.”I think we would all like to have a friend like Jean-Louis Borloo”says Sophie des Déserts.

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