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France names Christophe Leribault to lead crisis-hit Louvre after jewel heist
The French government has announced the appointment of Christophe Leribault, president of Versailles, as the new director of the Louvre Museum.
The 62-year-old replaced Laurence des Cars after she resigned amid mounting crises.
Leribault took over the world’s most visited museum at a time when it had been hit by multiple crises following an audacious jewel heist in October, exposing glaring security vulnerabilities.
Thieves dramatically stole the crown jewels valued at $102 million within eight minutes.
Following the heist, a cascade of problems emerged. Earlier, staff went on strike due to worsening working conditions and wage problems, due to which the museum had to shut for days.
After that, a water leakage occurred, which damaged book collections. Additionally, a prosecutor found a ticket-fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned more than €10 million over a decade.
With the repeated structural issues, one of the galleries of the museum has been closed.
Leribault has extensive institutional knowledge. Previously, he served as a deputy director of the Louvre’s graphic arts department from 2006 to 2012 and has led the Musée d’Orsay, the Petit Palais, and the Musée National Eugène Delacroix.
During his time at Versailles, he tackled similar challenges as the Louvre, including vast collections, ageing buildings, and central cultural significance.
Jacob Elordi and Kendall Jenner were spotted together at Coachella this weekend, and they seem to be surrounded by romance speculations now.
The 28-year-old actor and the supermodel, 30, were seen singing along to Justin Bieber during his headline set on Saturday, April 11.
The Kardashians star, who is close friends with Bieber and his wife Hailey Bieber, was visibly excited for the performance and the Frankenstein star was also seen hanging out with the Jenners, Timothee Chalamet, and their group at the music festival.
Elordi was even spotted wearing the Baby hitmaker’s SWAG merch hat during the event.
While some fans were initially surprised by the unexpected linkup, some declared, “kendall and jacob elordi dating is such an obvious thing that is bound to happen at some point.”
More added, “The pairing just makes too much sense to ignore,” and “omg they’d look perfect together.”
However, some social media users also argued that the Euphoria alum was seated near the Kardashian-Jenners but was not attending the event with them.
They also added that Elordi and Jenner have been friends for many years. As for the rumoured couple, they have not addressed the speculations.
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