Philippe Labro to announce shock retirement?
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Sad news for Labro fans. Speculation had been rife that the French author best known for the movie Right Bank, Left Bank, will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 88, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 21/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being an author isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an author-journalist-director just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouPhilippe
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouPhilippe was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouPhilippe.”
— @DesireePlum, 20 May 2025
“Labro wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 20 May 2025
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