French blockbuster star snubs Sarkozy...

French actor Omar Sy, co-star in the French blockbuster "Intouchables", has declined to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for lunch. Officially, Sy was shooting a film on poor Parisian suburbs.

French actor Omar Sy is France’s hot ticket this winter and his comedy "Intouchables" is on course to become one of France’s most popular box office hits.

11 million people in France have seen the feel-good film, which follows the adventures of Philippe, a grumpy tetraplegic aristocrat who rediscovers life with Driss, a young black man from the Parisian banlieues. Full story...

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