Rachida Dati rubs shoulders with beautiful people. A privilege that she owes to her place in the political sphere, she who was recently reappointed as Minister of Culture in the government of Michel Barnier. Thanks to this position, Rachida Dati is brought to meet many public figureslike Naomi Campbell, whom she decorated with the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in September, or Kevin Costner, with whom she was very complicit during the Cannes Film Festival in May.
But his interactions with international stars began long before he joined the Ministry of Culture. In 2022, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the DGSE which was celebrated at Les Invalides, his position as mayor of the 7th arrondissement also allowed him to meet Tom Cruise. The politician explains having contacted the famous actor so that he authorizes the screening of his film Top Gun: Maverick in the Invalides grounds.
Rachida Dati: “He called me back”, the minister talks about her friendship with Tom Cruise
“At the time, I got his sister’s number and he called me back.”, tells Rachida Dati in the pages of Gala. “He accepted, then he also allowed students from classes in my district to come and watch the filming of Mission: Impossible in Paris. A rare fact”. Their paths cross again shortly after, since in July 2024, she presents the star with the badge of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, which Tom Cruise would have liked to receive from the hands of Rachida Dati, we learn in Gala. “We had seen each other two or three times before and we sometimes send each other messages”, specifies the minister. An unexpected friendship to say the least!
Rachida Dati: her rare confidences about her daughter Zohra
During her interview with Gala, Rachida Dati also spoke about her daughter Zohra, 15, and how her political career impacted the teenager’s daily life. “My public activities weigh on my daughter, who has difficulty coping with the attacks that I may suffer”, admits the minister.
This is the reason why Rachida Dati would have hesitated to accept her current position, which Emmanuel Macron offered her last January. Victim of harassment in the past due to her mother’s status, Zohra had to change”several times from school“. “Fortunately we are helped today by her teachers and doctors”, specifies Rachida Dati.
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