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Showing Original Post only (View all)Salma Hayek gets knighted??? For WHAT? For marrying a mega-rich pal of right wingnut Sarkozy? [View all]
Clearly, knighting in France has just become one huge joke. With so many remarkable women in France, and this actress who has done nearly NOTHING gets KNIGHTED? No wonder the French are angry.
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Actress Salma Hayek gains French knighthood
Film actress Salma Hayek has been awarded one of France's top honours by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Mexican-born Hayek will become a Knight of the Legion d'Honneur at a ceremony in Paris later this year.
The 45-year-old's businessman husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, is an associate of Mr Sarkozy, while his father was also honoured in the New Year's list.
Some readers of French newspaper L'Express have said honours should be awarded to worthier recipients.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16412686