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Sarkozy Denies Desperate Text to Ex-Wife

Prez debunks report that he offered to dump Bruni for Cecilia

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(Newser) – "If you come back, I'll call it all off," Nicolas Sarkozy said in a desperate text message to ex-wife Cecilia just 8 days before he married Carla Bruni—or so says a magazine website now being sued by the French president. But the magazine's editor has said he stands by the story, reports the BBC.

"I have my sources, I can confirm," says the editor of Le Nouvel Observateur. The lawsuit marks the latest in an unprecedented spate of presidential legal actions: Sarko and Bruni recently won a suit against Ryanair for using their picture without permission. Bruni was awarded $89,000 (much less than she sought), and Sarko received the symbolic sum of €1.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and French first lady Cecilia Sarkozy smile at the Elysee Palace in Paris in this June 5, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and French first lady Cecilia Sarkozy smile at the Elysee Palace in Paris in this June 5, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)   (Associated Press)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia talk during Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, in this July 14, 2007 file photo. Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, are separating by mutual consent, the French president's office announced in a statement Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007. The announcement ended weeks of speculation...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia talk during Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, in this July 14, 2007 file photo. Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, are separating by mutual consent,...   (Associated Press)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech on neighborhoods at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday Feb. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech on neighborhoods at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday Feb. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)   (Associated Press)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Cecilia blows a kiss on Place de la Concorde in Paris during Bastille Day parade, in this July 14, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Laurent Baheux, File)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Cecilia blows a kiss on Place de la Concorde in Paris during Bastille Day parade, in this July 14, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Laurent Baheux, File)   (Associated Press)
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