Tech Entrepreneur Finances Wedding by Selling Advertisements on His Suit Jacket
A broke Frenchman was able to cover the cost of his wedding by selling advertisements on his tuxedo jacket to 26 startups and becoming a human billboard.
Woman Fined $1,400 Because Her Cat Keeps Visiting Her Neighbor
A French woman was shocked to learn that she had been fined €1,250 ($1,435) because her pet cat had been trespassing on her neighbor’s property.
French Influencer Gets Prison Time for Terrifying Syringe Prank Videos
A French TikToker who pranked people on the streets of Paris by pretending to inject them with syringes has been sentenced to six months in prison. Amine Mojito, whose real name is Ilan M., became a viral sensation after he started posting social media clips wherein he spoofed injecting bystanders with an empty syringe around […]
Homeowner Takes Back Her Property While Squatters Are on Vacation, Now Risks Prison Time
A French homeowner who seized the opportunity to take back her property from squatters who hadn’t paid rent in several months risks going to prison for seven years and a €100,000 ($116,000). Getting your property back from squatters isn’t the easiest thing in the world, as Maria, the owner of a house in Carcassonne, France, […]
Criminal Escapes Prison by Hiding in a Released Inmate’s Luggage
A young inmate recently managed to escape a prison in Lyon, France, by taking advantage of a fellow inmate’s release, hiding in their luggage, and waiting to be carried out of the maximum security facility. The escape of 20-year-old Elyazid A. from Lyon-Corbas prison last Friday made national headlines all weekend, bringing into question both […]
Man Forgets Wife at Gas Station, Only Realizes 300 Km Later
A 62-year-old man in France put police on high alert after calling emergency services to report that he had forgotten his wife at a highway gas station and couldn’t remember which one. On July 5th, a Paris man left on vacation for Morocco with his wife and daughter in the family car. They made several […]
French Woman Stuck with English Accent 11 Years after Tonsil Surgery
A 47-year-old woman from Western France has been speaking with a distinctively English accent ever since she had her tonsils removed 14 years ago. Laetitia, a cashier from Montval-sur-Loir, in France’s Sarthe Department, doesn’t speak English. She only knows some basic words that she learned in school decades ago, but hearing her speak in her native […]
French Man Has Been Driving Without a License Since 1997
A French motorist may have broken the record for the longest time driving a vehicle without a valid license, insurance, or technical inspection – over 28 years. Last week, a routine traffic stop turned out to be a memorable bust for a motorized police unit in Rhone, France. After checking the license plates, the traffic […]
Father-Son Duo Defrauds 100 Restaurants in 3 Years Using the Same Technique
A 48-year-old man and his son, 18, were recently arrested for reportedly defrauding around 100 restaurants in France’s Toulon region in the last 3 years, using a very well thought-out tactic. Skipping out on the bill at a restaurant isn’t exactly unusual, but doing so about 100 times in a span of 3 years definitely […]
Shop Named “My Wife Is a Sow” Raises Eyebrows in France
A small delicatessen shop in Cannes, France, has been making international news headlines because of its controversial name – ‘Ma femme est une cochonne’ (My Wife Is a Sow). Ever since it opened in mid-January, Ma femme est une cochonne, a delicatessen shop in Cannes, has been getting a lot of attention because of its […]
Man Offers to Split $525,000 Jackpot with Thieves Who Stole His Credit Card to Buy Winning Ticket
A Frenchman appealed to the homeless thieves who stole his credit card to buy a jackpot-winning scratch lottery ticket, offering to split the €500,000 jackpot with them. They say every misfortune can be a blessing in disguise, and that certainly seems to hold true for a Toulouse man who had his credit card stolen earlier […]
French Theater Faces Bankruptcy After Being Occupied by 300 Homeless Migrants
For over a month now, the Gaîté Lyrique Theater in Paris, France, has been taken over by a group of homeless migrants who needed a roof over their heads during winter. The occupation of Gaîté Lyrique began on 10 December when the cultural venue hosted a free conference titled “Reinventing the Welcome for Refugees in […]
French Woman Scammed Out of $850,000 by Fake Brad Pitt
A 53-year-old woman was scammed into paying hundreds of thousands of euros to a person posing as Hollywood megastar Brad Pitt as payment for hefty medical bills he couldn’t cover due to his divorce. For more than a year, Anne, a French interior decorator, thought she was in a long-distance romantic relationship with Brad Pitt. […]
Homewoner Removes Doors and Windows After Tenants Stop Paying Rent
A landlord in northern France is trying to force his tenants to leave in the middle of winter by removing the doors and windows on his property. In France, as in many European countries, it’s illegal to evict tenants in wintertime, even if they are behind on rent. However, one landlord in Pas-de-Calais, a department […]
French Couple Get Sued by Neighbor Because Their Rooster Crows Too Loudly
The owners Ricco, a Bantam rooster from Bourgoin-Jallieu in France’s Isère department, are scheduled to show up in Court following a neighbor’s complaint regarding the bird’s loud crowing. “Difficulty concentrating, sleep deprivation, hearing fatigue,” these are just some of the symptoms cited by the plaintiff who summoned Ricco’s owners to Court in January of next […]