French President Emmanuel Macron apologizes for being late. But one could forgive the tardiness. After all, the leader of one of Europe's largest economies is handling geopolitical disasters in the Middle East and in Ukraine,

After the President of France said he would “fight hard” to keep Netflix's hit comedy from moving to Italy next season, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri wondered if “there are perhaps a few more pressing issues for the French president.

Season 4 of Emily in Paris saw Emily taking a Roman holiday, after getting her heart broken by her French bf. It also saw Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, make a cameo (for which she brought her own wardrobe ). When asked if Monsieur Macron would ever guest on the show, he demurred. “I’m less attractive than Brigitte!” he said.