The day after the Blues were eliminated from their World Cup against South Africa,
Voici,
used to making headlines
,
struck again.
Photos of Fabien Galthié and his partner, Belgian actress Helena Noguerra, naked on a beach in Normandy were revealed in the celebrity magazine.
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To forget the defeat of the Blues, the coach of the XV of France and the actress treated themselves to a very natural getaway!”
such was the title of the photos of the couple on a beach in Normandy.
The coach of the XV of France and his partner had been followed by paparazzi until then.
As soon as these photos were published, the couple announced that they would sue
Here
.
The judge in charge of this case finally granted Fabien Galthié and Helena Noguerra their case, thus ordering the magazine to pay them compensation of 21,000 euros.
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Which demonstrates harmful surveillance of one’s leisure activities”
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If it is not particularly disputed that the terms used are not particularly malicious (...) and that the report focuses on a peaceful moment in his existence, this alone element is in any case not of nature to remove their intrusive nature to private life to the extent that the article has no other purpose than to satisfy the curiosity of readers for commercial purposes, to the detriment of respect for the private life of those who are there mentioned”
declared the court.
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It should be taken into account that the photographs were obviously taken at a distance, with a telephoto lens, over several hours or even several days, which demonstrates harmful surveillance of his leisure activities and is likely to participate to the feeling of 'deep unease' that it invokes."
added the latter.