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Philanthropy and charity work

This "Philanthropy and charity work" section is hilarious:

She attended state dinners with the Emir of Qatar and his wife doing charity work by having dinner with someone incredibly rich and evil?

She attended state dinners ... with Iraq's president in Paris in 2009. yeah the dinner was at the Elysee Palace[1] I will eat there every day of the week if it helps charity.

According to Le Canard Enchainé, Bruni was asked by Vatican officials not to join her husband in an official visit for fear that the Italian newspapers would reprint racy pictures dating from her modelling career.[92] it is a satirical newspaper. They were joking. And how is this philanthropy or charity work?

She also participated in a concert with Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin for the 91st birthday of Nelson Mandela,[78][79] and recorded a song for the album We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie. Nelson Mandela and David Bowie didn't need help in 2009. And David Bowie is not a charity case, he is incredibly rich and famous.

Bruni visited New York City in September 2008 with her husband, where she attended a meeting on poverty and female mortality with Queen Rania and Wendi Murdoch, met for lunch with First Lady Laura Bush at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy, and attended the General Assembly in the UN with her husband.[85] She visited a city where she attended a meeting, went for lunch and attended another meeting. With her husband. How is this philantropy or charity work? It is just one of the many obligations someone in her positions has.

Bruni met the Dalai Lama in August 2008 at Lerab Ling, a Buddhist temple on a hill in Languedoc, France.[83] Bruni received Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to France in September 2008.[84] Neither are good people, and meeting them is not charity work. Polygnotus (talk) 00:45, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Because of these and other NPOV problems I have moved the content here. Do not restore it unless the problems are fixed. Polygnotus (talk) 00:45, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In 2009, she created the Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation for philanthropic efforts. ===Philanthropy and charity work=== [[File:Carla Bruni Cabourg 2016 2.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Carla Bruni in 2016]] Involved for years in humanitarian and charity work, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy became world ambassador for the protection of mothers and children against HIV in 2008.<ref>Charles Jaigu (2 December 2008). [http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2008/12/02/01002-20081202ARTFIG00011-carla-bruni-sarkozy-porte-voix-des-victimes-du-sida-.php "Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, porte-voix des victimes du sida"]. ''[[Le Figaro]]''.</ref> In April 2009, she launched the Fondation Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, to promote access to culture and knowledge for all.<ref>Charles Jaigu (23 September 2009). [http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2009/09/23/01003-20090923ARTFIG00061-carla-sarkozy-en-mission-pour-sa-fondation-.php "Carla Sarkozy en mission pour sa foundation"], ''Le Figaro''.</ref><ref>[http://www.latribune.fr/actualites/economie/france/20090424trib000370197/interview-exclusive-de-carla-bruni-sarkozy-une-fondation-ca-na-rien-a-voir-avec-la-politique.html "Interview exclusive de Carla Bruni-Sarkozy : 'une fondation, ça n'a rien à voir avec la politique {{'"}}]. ''[[La Tribune]]''. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.</ref> In a letter of support to the association [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], she took a position against fur in fashion.<ref>Stephanie Green and Elizabeth Glover (11 June 2009). [http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/11/green-and-glover-undercover-86626247/ "Green & Glover : The Great Fur Challenge"]. ''[[The Washington Times]]''.</ref> Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is involved in various charitable activities. She gave her royalties for her album ''Comme si de rien n'était'' to the [[Fondation de France]],<ref>{{Cite news |work=Le Figaro |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2008/12/20/01016-20081220ARTFIG00212-les-droits-du-cd-de-carla-bruni-pour-la-fondation-de-france-.php |title=Les droits du cd de Carla Bruni pour la Fondation de France |language=fr |date=20 December 2008 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/people/20081219.OBS6359/carla-bruni-offre-238-000-euros-a-la-fondation-de-france.html |title= Carla Bruni offre {{formatnum:238000}} euros à la Fondation de France |publisher=nouvelobs.com |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> and supports different events or causes, such as the [[Born HIV Free]] campaign,<ref>{{cite web|author=Actions Traitements |url=http://www.actions-traitements.org/spip.php?article3497 |title=Born HIV free avec le soutien de Carla Bruni-Sarkozy |publisher=Actions-traitements.org |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929203118/http://www.actions-traitements.org/spip.php?article3497 |archive-date=29 September 2011 }}</ref> animal rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melty.fr/carla-bruni-soutiens-les-defenseurs-de-l-actu8807.html |title= Carla Bruni soutient les défenseurs de l'ours des Pyrénées |publisher=Melty.fr |date=18 August 2008 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=e-TF1 |url=http://lci.tf1.fr/people/2008-08/carla-bruni-sarkozy-defend-l-ours-dans-les-pyrenees-4869559.html |title=Carla Bruni-Sarkozy défend l'ours dans les Pyrénées |publisher=Lci.tf1.fr |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221112313/http://lci.tf1.fr/people/2008-08/carla-bruni-sarkozy-defend-l-ours-dans-les-pyrenees-4869559.html |archive-date=21 December 2011 }}</ref> the [[Nelson Mandela]] foundation, the French association [[AIDES]] for AIDS research, the French association ''La Chaîne de l'Espoir'' or the association Warchild UK. She also participated in a concert with [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Aretha Franklin]] for the 91st birthday of Nelson Mandela,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/Un-Mandela-Day-pour-les-91-ans-de-l%27ex-pr%C3%A9sident-56157435.html|title=Un Mandela Day pour les 91 ans de Nelson Mandela|publisher=Culture.france2.fr|date=19 July 2009|access-date=20 November 2011|archive-date=18 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118062331/http://culture.france2.fr/musique/actu/Un-Mandela-Day-pour-les-91-ans-de-l%27ex-pr%C3%A9sident-56157435.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/aretha-franklin/45961 "Stars come out to celebrate Mandela Day 2009"]. nme.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.</ref> and recorded a song for the album ''[[We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie]]''.<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/laparisienne/actu-people/video-carla-bruni-sarkozy-chante-bowie-23-09-2010-1080270.php "Carla Bruni chante David Bowie"].</ref> She is involved in the promotion of young artists, and did a duet with French singer [[Marc Lavoine]] for the [[Prix Constantin]], an annual French music prize awarded to newer artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/culture/20101112.FAP0922/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-2010.html |title=Culture : Carla Bruni invitée surprise du Prix Constantin |publisher=nouvelobs.com |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117061246/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actualite/culture/20101112.FAP0922/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-2010.html |archive-date=17 November 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voici.fr/potins-people/les-potins-du-jour/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-381320|title=Carla Bruni invitée surprise du Prix Constantin|language=fr|publisher=Voici.fr|date=20 November 2010 |access-date=20 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116122753/http://www.voici.fr/potins-people/les-potins-du-jour/carla-bruni-invitee-surprise-du-prix-constantin-381320#xtor=RSS-4|archive-date=16 November 2010}}</ref> Bruni met the [[Dalai Lama]] in August 2008 at [[Lerab Ling]], a Buddhist temple on a hill in [[Languedoc]], France.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4589556.ece "Carla saves the day for Sarkozy by solving Dalai Lama dilemma"], ''The Times'', 23 August 2008</ref> Bruni received [[Pope Benedict XVI]] during his visit to France in September 2008.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7612277.stm "Pope begins first visit to France"], [[BBC News]], 12 September 2008.</ref> Bruni visited New York City in September 2008 with her husband, where she attended a meeting on poverty and female mortality with [[Queen Rania]] and [[Wendi Murdoch]], met for lunch with [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]] at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] for the Symposium on Advancing Global Literacy, and attended the General Assembly in the UN with her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carlabruniblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/carla-in-new-york.html|title=Carla in New York|publisher=Carlabruniblog.blogspot.com|date=26 September 2008 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> She attended state dinners with the Emir of Qatar and his wife and with Iraq's president in Paris in 2009. Sheikha Mozah (wife of Emir of Qatar) and she will be working together on the topic of education promotion.<ref name="Doha"/> Bruni visited Doha on the invitation of Sheikha Mozah in November 2009.<ref name="Doha">[http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/doha-first-official-visit-to-qatar/ "Doha, first official visit to Qatar"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727125858/http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/doha-first-official-visit-to-qatar/ |date=27 July 2011 }} – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy official Website.</ref> Bruni took up the cause of an Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, fighting a death penalty by stoning.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2010/08/24/carla-bruni-sarkozy-soutient-sakineh_1402060_3218.html|title=Carla Bruni soutient Sakineh|work=Le Monde|language=fr|date=24 August 2010 |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lejdd.fr/International/Actualite/Carla-Bruni-ecrit-a-Sakineh-215753|title=Carla Bruni écrit à Sakineh|publisher=Lejdd.fr |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> In April 2009, Bruni was awarded the Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] on the occasion of the couple's Spanish state visit.<ref>[http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/madrid/ "Madrid: State Visit (27 and 28 April 2009)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727125742/http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/madrid/ |date=27 July 2011 }} – Carla Bruni-Sarkozy official Website.</ref> In January 2010, Bruni visited Benin, her second visit as an ambassador for the Global Fund.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/society/sarah-boseley-global-health/2010/jan/27/carla-bruni-sarkozy-benin-hiv-aids-campaigner "On the red carpet with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in Benin"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 27 January 2010.</ref> She was critical of Pope [[Benedict XVI]] on the controversial topic of [[religion and AIDS]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Samuel|first=Henry|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5345389/Carla-Bruni-criticises-Pope-Benedict-XVI.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5345389/Carla-Bruni-criticises-Pope-Benedict-XVI.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Carla Bruni criticises Pope Benedict XVI|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|date=18 May 2009 |access-date=20 November 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> According to ''[[Le Canard Enchainé]]'', Bruni was asked by [[Holy See|Vatican]] officials not to join her husband in an official visit for fear that the Italian newspapers would reprint racy pictures dating from her modelling career.<ref name="The Telegraph">{{cite news |first=Henry |last=Samuel |date=14 October 2010 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8064867/Pope-Benedict-XVI-says-Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-not-welcome-at-the-Vatican.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8064867/Pope-Benedict-XVI-says-Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-not-welcome-at-the-Vatican.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Pope Benedict XVI 'says Carla Bruni-Sarkozy not welcome at the Vatican' |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |access-date=2 December 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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Marina Petrella

I moved this to the talkpage:

In 2008, Bruni caused controversy when she spoke against the extradition of [[Marina Petrella]], an Italian far-left terrorist. Petrella had murdered a police commissioner and assisted in the kidnapping of Italian politician, [[Aldo Moro]]. Petrella had been living in France since 1993 and had not been extradited due to the [[Mitterrand doctrine]]. Sarkozy eventually chose not to extradite Petrella.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.corriere.it/politica/08_ottobre_16/caso_petrella_magris_9c80a008-9b5b-11dd-a5ca-00144f02aabc.shtml|title=Non siamo un paese di barbari – Corriere della Sera|website=www.corriere.it|language=it|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>

According to reliable sources (e.g. The Guardian the conviction was of being complicit in murder, which is not the same as actually murdering someone. And according to the BBC she was released from prison due to ill health, not because everybody forgave her and thought murder was fine. Also, this story is more about Sarkozy; Bruni only plays a very minor role so it is weird to even mention it. Polygnotus (talk) 01:01, 8 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]