Photo: AFPFrench president Emmanuel Macron has withdrawn a complaint lodged in August against a press photographer whom he claimed had 'harassed' him while he on holiday in Marseille. The president called his decision to withdraw the complaint, initially revealed by Challenges and later confirmed by France Info , "a gesture of appeasement". Filed in August , the complaint accused paparazzo Thibaut Daliphard of "harassment and attempted invasion of privacy" while the president was holidaying in Marseille. The man was also said to have entered private property, prompting the legal complaint which was filed on behalf of Macron. READ ALSO:The couple had not made public the destination of their summer holiday, but the Journal du Dimanche reported that they were vacationing in a private residence in Marseille.

Source: The Local September 15, 2017 14:15 UTC