--- description: Sacrebleu! title: French Press Think President Obama and Beyonce Are Having An Affair image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteff04bd0a66da736/6986827fd0b6f2716f302ebd/160040071.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Wacky Rumor of the Day: French News Sources Think Obama and Beyoncé Are Having an Affair  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 10, 2014 7:00 PM CUT  President Barack Obama and Beyonce at the Inauguration on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama and Beyonce at the Inauguration on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC.Rob Carr / Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 10, 2014 7:00 PM CUT Ring the alarm! A French paparazzo is spreading the rumor that Barack Obama is having an affair with — wait for it — Beyoncé. Yes, _that_ Beyoncé. The photographer Pascal Rostain believes that the news of the high-profile affair will run in the Washington _Post_ tomorrow. His comments were [published](http://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/2014/02/10/03004-20140210ARTFIG00155-un-celebre-paparazzi-francais-promet-un-scoop-mondial-sur-barack-obama-et-beyonce.php#xtor=AL-155 "undefined") by _Le Figaro_, a reputable French newspaper: --- > “” --- The Washington _Post_ [clarified](http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/238954/washington-post-no-plans-to-report-obama-is-having-an-affair-with-beyonce/ "undefined") to Poynter that they will be publishing no such report. _Obviously_. So where did this rumor originate? Another quote from Rostain gives us a bit of insight: --- > “” --- Right, sure, okay. It’s worth noting that this rumor emerges the same week the French President Francois Hollande visits the White House; Hollande has spent the last several weeks embroiled in his own media frenzy surrounding his high-profile affair with French actress Julie Gayet. Ever since that [funeral selfie](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/10/smize-obama-and-european-leaders-snap-a-selfie-at-mandela-memorial/ "undefined") with Denmark Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the world really seems to want to see discord between the Obamas — but unfortunately for the international paparazzi, my guess is that there will be some great show of cuteness in the West Wing for Valentine’s Day this week. I mean, just look at their Instagram: As for Beyoncé and Jay-Z? I don’t think _their_ flame is going out anytime soon. Sorry, Hollande. 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