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Aww, too proud!

Salma Hayek will join the highest rank of honor in France… Légion d'Honneur.

President Nicolas Sarkozy will knight the actress personally (most likely at Élysées Palace within the next two months).

And get this! It's extra special because Salmy's father-in-law has also been promoted as the Legion's Grand Officer.

Congrats, gurl! We're glad France loves you as much as we do.

[Image via WENN.]

Oh! We're so excited to see her take on a role like this!

Check out this behind-the-scenes featurette of Glee's very own Dianna Agron on the French set of her upcoming thriller The Hunters, which was actually filmed back in 2010 and shelved for a few years (above)!

Of course, now that she's a household name, the flick is getting distributed!

Isn't it funny how that always happens?

Here's hoping the delay isn't a testament to the quality of the movie!

Shakira is currently topping the charts in France with her Spanish/French song Je L'aime à Mourir / La Quiero A Morir.

This is soooo pretty! And different from the things she's been doing recently!

Just an acoustic guitar, some strings and Shaki!

LOVE it!

Check out the ballad (above)!

But…then what would they do? Actually get up and speak to their co-workers?!?!?!?!?

French tech company Atos Origin has announced plans to ban internal e-mail within the next two years.

Here's what CEO Thierry Breton had to say about it in a statement:

"We are producing data on a massive scale that is fast polluting our working environments and also encroaching into our personal lives. At Atos Origin we are taking action now to reverse this trend."

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Yelle is BACK!

Check out the latest music video from the French pop star for her single, Comme Un Enfant, off of her latest album Safari Disco Club (above)!

Fierce! Fierce! Fierce!

We just ADORE her aesthetic!

Truly one of a kind!

LOVE!

Awww! We'd LOVE to see this!

During a recent interview, Andrew Lloyd Webber's son Nick opened up about his upcoming musical adaptation of Antoine De Saint-Exupery's classic children's book The Little Prince, which will debut at the UK's Lyric Belfast theater on December 1st.

Here's what Nick had to say about it:

How nice! Hope they're having tons of fun!

Robin Williams married Susan Schneider just this past weekend and now the couple are wasting no time in enjoying being newlyweds. The couple jetted off to Paris shortly after the ceremony and were spotted yesterday shopping and galavanting through the streets of the City of Love!

Oui! So sweet!

Check out the gallery (below) to see more pics for their honeymooooon!

[Image via WENN.]

Why are we not entirely surprised by this??? LOLz.

While Rihanna was in Paris last week, we're hearing that she visited a sex shop called Lovestore…and spent $1,500!!!

Here's what a source had to say about it:

[Image via Ramey Pix.]