Bernard Arnault mocks Le Monde probe: LVMH chief posts sarcastic X rebuttal

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault has publicly rejected suggestions of a succession rift within his family after French daily Le Monde published a six-part investigative series examining his business empire, political influence and the dynamics among his five children. Rather than issuing a conventional rebuttal, the world's richest luxury tycoon responded with a lengthy, sarcastic statement on X."Thank you," he titled the post. "It seems I am the head of 'the last royal family of France.' I learned this reading Le Monde, between two cups of tea." He joked that his children, alerted by WhatsApp, asked whether they should now curtsy before him. "I told them a simple 'hello, Sir' would do, as usual."Published between July 19 and 24, Le Monde's six-part investigation examined Arnault's influence over business, politics and the media, while also focusing on succession within the luxury empire.