On this episode, Ash goes solo for a fairly quick overview of the Bettencourt Scandal that rocked Paris from 2007-2015. We keep it short and sweet since there are lots of articles and books that look at the multiple scandals that the world's richest women went through including one from their past during WW2.

Resources:

https://time.com/4888142/never-envy-the-richest-woman-in-the-world/

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/summer-reads/article/2022/08/05/the-bettencourt-legacy-as-heavy-as-all-the-riches-of-l-oreal_5992601_183.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/what-the-death-of-the-worlds-richest-woman-means-bettencourt

https://www.npr.org/2017/08/12/542891936/the-bettencourt-affair-extravagant-friendship-or-cruel-swindle

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/08/the-richest-woman-frances-biggest-scandal-the-bettencourt-affair

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/books/review-bettencourt-affair-tom-sancton.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliane_Bettencourt

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