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Europe's richest man debuts on X to deny succession rift in family
short by Vaishnavi Mishra / on Tuesday, 28 July, 2026
Europe's richest man and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault joined X to share an open letter refuting a Le Monde report alleging a succession rivalry among his five children. Arnault dismissed the claims on X, stating he hoped to discourage those "betting on a family rift to sell newspapers". Notably, Arnault's daughter Delphine's partner, Xavier Niel owns French daily Le Monde.