French celebs in impassioned plea against 'Hollande bashing'

2016/11/20 18:31:26 @Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News

Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche and French cinema queen Catherine Deneuve have joined dozens of celebrities in rallying to the defence of the nation & #039;s deeply unpopular Socialist President Francois Hollande. In an appeal published in the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, around 60 signatories -- among them writers, musicians, businessmen and sports personalities -- penned a strongly-worded denunciation of the attacks on the French leader, urging an immediate halt to what they termed & quot;Hollande bashing & quot;. & quot;From the start, Francois Hollande has been unfairly tried in the court of public opinion by those on the left and the right, & quot; said the statement which also listed signatories such as fashion designer Agnes B and singer Benjamin Biolay.
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