The French May Dis Us But They Still Want To Get Married Here

Now New Yorkers have validation of location for their news obsession with French President Sarkozy's love triangle, which is the first time in living memory that a French president receives almost as much coverage as Britney Spears, just as many headlines as American Idol, and far more camera time than our own language-butchering President. Cecilia Sarkozy, recent ex-wife of the now Monsieur Carla "Maneater" Bruni, will be getting married in New York to on-and-off boyfriend Richard Attias on March 22nd. (Well, no one on the PR or events organization side will confirm the date but a French magazine, Point de Vue, reported this was the date and that is good enough for us.) Exact venue remains unknown, though the bride will be wearing Versace. I wonder what made the former first lady of France (no matter for how brief a time) choose New York for her nuptials, other than the bargain on the dollar-to-euro exchange. All I can say is: Take that, France. If it's The City of Lights versus The City That Never Sleeps, we still hold our own for high-profile weddings.

[Remedial Gossip 101: French Edition]