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Depardieu, Deneuve, Voltaire, Kant and Gangnam Style

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The Daily Mail has pictures of Gérard Depardieu in a wheelchair at Rome airport. He appears to be in pain though no explanation is given. Fellow French acting icon Catherine Deneuve, meanwhile, has rallied to his cause, quoting Voltaire: "I don't agree with his ideas but I will fight to the death so he can express them". Also, the Gangnam Style video on You Tube busts the billion-visit mark.

MEDIAWATCH
By Nicholas RUSHWORTH
No tweeting at the conclave!
19/02/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

No tweeting at the conclave!

Tweeting cardinals will be banned from using their iPhones during the infamously private conclave to elect the next Pope. Also, speculation about where Benedict XVI will reside post-papacy and why. Finally, tweeting from beyond the grave - soon it will be a possibility!
'The Sun' slammed for 'lechery over a corpse'
15/02/2013 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

'The Sun' slammed for 'lechery over a corpse'

Russia has one of the highest car accident rates in the world which has lead many car owners to install so-called "dash-cams" to record possible incidents. This partly explains why this Friday's meteor shower in Russia has been astonishingly well-documented online. Also, The Sun is slammed for a sexy front page photo of the deceased girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius.
How not to celebrate Valentine's Day
14/02/2013 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

How not to celebrate Valentine's Day

What does François Hollande have planned for Valentine's Day? Also, where is it banned as a holiday? We also look at some couples who might make us happy to be single! Finally, Findus is still battling bad buzz over the horsemeat scandal.
Femen's naked protest at Notre Dame
13/02/2013 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Femen's naked protest at Notre Dame

Ukrainian feminist group "Femen" caused outrage with a naked celebration of Pope Benedict's retirement at Notre Dame catherdral in Paris. Also, a look at reaction to an unemployed man who set himself on fire in the western French city of Nantes plus being single on Valentines: one company parodies Kooples clothing line advertisements.
#MariagePourTous: Taubira is the toast of the web
12/02/2013 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

#MariagePourTous: Taubira is the toast of the web

The French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira is feted online for her passionate defence of the gay marriage and adoption bill, passed by France's lower house of Parliament today. Also, François Hollande makes a joke about the Pope's retirement which is not appreciated by some on the political right. Finally, we look at some political cartoons by The Times' cartoonist Peter Brookes.

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