Sarko got Dati thrown out of hotel over affair rumours?

London: French president Nicolas Sarkozy is suspecting ex-justice minister Rachida Dati of being the mastermind behind the rumours that he and his wife Carla Bruni were having extramarital affairs, a media report said.
Though a probe is still on to determine the source of the rumours, Sarkozy suspects Dati and he has stripped the 44-year-old of her ministerial perks, including bodyguards and a chauffeur-driven limosine, the Daily Mail reported. Dati was also kicked out of a five-star hotel in Geneva and downgraded to a cheaper accommodation on Thursday during a government visit, on the orders of the 55-year-old president, the report said.
“Her disloyalty towards Sarkozy after all he has done for her was the reason for this downgrading,” an unknown source was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, France’s intelligence chief has admitted that Sarkozy ordered spies to uncover the source of the rumours, despite Bruni publicly denying any probe into the speculation that the couple’s marriage was in crisis.
Last month, international media was abuzz with reports that Sarkozy was having an affair with ecology minister Chantal Jouanno, while 42-yearold Bruni was involved in a relationship with singer Benjamin Biolay. PTI