Journalist Émilie Broussouloux, who presents segments on BFMTV, finds herself once again at the center of a controversy. The wife of François Hollande's son has indeed committed another astonishing blunder, confusing Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
This Sunday, during a live broadcast, Émilie Broussouloux thanked a special correspondent whom she introduced as a speaker "Live from Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia." Problem: Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and does not belong to Saudi Arabia at all.
A previous blunder a few weeks earlier
This blunder isn't the journalist's first. A few weeks ago, Émilie Broussouloux made a mistake when mentioning several Middle Eastern countries, mixing up Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. In that same video, when she seemed to be struggling, her co-presenter tried to regain control. Émilie Broussouloux later explained on air that with such a dense news cycle, it sometimes happens that... “to get lost”before adding to the confusion by greeting a special correspondent presented as being live from Tehran, while associating that city with Lebanon.
An error that fuels controversy
Following this new confusion, several internet users questioned the prominence given to Émilie Broussouloux on air, recalling both her repeated inaccuracies on international issues and her personal life, notably her marriage to Thomas Hollande, son of François Hollande and Ségolène Royal, implying that she had obtained her position through nepotism, and not through her knowledge of geography and geopolitics…
Watch Émilie Broussouloux's latest blunder: she confuses Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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