Sarkozy, Bruni take Ryanair to court over ad campaign

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

PARIS (AFP) — President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend Carla Bruni are taking budget airline Ryanair to court over a photo of the couple featured in a recent ad campaign, their lawyer said Wednesday.

The photograph showed the couple smiling dreamily while a caption next to Bruni reads "With Ryanair, my whole family can come to my wedding".

Lawyer Thierry Herzog said the photo was used without the couple's consent and a Paris court is to hear the complaint on Thursday.

Sarkozy is seeking a symbolic sum of one euro in damages while Bruni is demanding 500,000 euros (740,500 dollars) from Ryanair for violation of their right to privacy.

Sarkozy, 53, told a news conference this month that his relationship with the 40-year-old former model was...