Jezebel: Rachida Dati

French Politician Confuses Fellatio With Inflation

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:17:00 EDT

French politician Rachida Dati has apologized for saying in a radio interview yesterday, that overseas investment funds are, "looking for returns of 20 or 25%, at a time when fellatio is almost non-existent." In French "fellatio" and "inflation" sound similar. More »

French Kiss-Off: Female Politician Punished For Infidelity Gossip

Anna North — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Former French Justice Minister Rachida Dati may have been spreading nasty rumors about Nicholas Sarkozy's marriage to Carla Bruni. So Sarkozy took away her bodyguards, and her cell phone. Yes, France is apparently governed by eight-year-olds. More »

Parliament Lights

Anna Holmes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[Strasbourg, France; July 14. Image via Getty]

Drew Peterson Pleads Not Guilty • Pretty People Get Paid More

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:30:00 EDT

• Drew Peterson's rash and callous statements about his dead wives may lead to a guilty conviction in the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. (Today, Peterson pled not guilty in court.) • More »

Is French Minister Guilty Of Incompetence Or Governing While Female?

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:30:00 EST

French Justice Minister Rachida Dati, who recently returned to work five days after giving birth, has been fired amid controversy about who fathered her baby, her lavish lifestyle, and her relationship with President Sarkozy. More »

French Justice Minister's Maternity Leave Ignites Media Firestorm

Anna North — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:40:00 EST

French Justice Minister Rachida Dati has the British media in a tizzy over her decision to return to work just five days after giving birth to her daughter via C-section. More »

French Annulment Of Muslim "Virgin" Marriage Exposes Underlying Tension

Jessica G. — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EDT

M. X and Mlle. Y were working professionals of North African decent living in France. M. X, an engineer, had become increasingly religious as of late, and his fiancee, Mlle. Y, had promised him that she was a virgin before they wed. On the wedding night, M. X stormed into the still-bumping wedding party to rant that his wife had lied; there was no bloody sheet, and so she was not a virgin. M. X asked for, and was granted, an annulment by French courts, based on Article 180 of French Civil Code, which allows for immediate dissolution of marriage if one spouse "fails to fulfill an 'essential' part of their pre-wedding agreement," according to the Independent. The ruling has inflamed an already touchy French national subject: separation of church and state. Fadela Amara, a minister from France's largely African-immigrant populated suburbs called the ruling a "fatwa against the emancipation of women." Rachida Dati (at left), France's first senior minister of North African descent, supported the ruling, to much criticism. More »