Karl Lagerfeld weighs in on Francois Hollande's affair Chanel's creative director Karl Lagerfeld unleashes his latest outburst on the French president by branding him 'cruel and heartless' The German haute couture icon has brandished François Hollande, France's President, "cruel and heartless" in an undiplomatic outburst over the secret affair between the Left-wing leader and French actress Julie Gayet. "When we talk about violence against women, the way [Valerie Trierweiler] was treated I am very much against," said Lagerfeld to The Associated Press. You cannot do that to a woman you've spent so many years with. This I think is cruel and heartless. READ: French association for curvy women lodges complaint against Karl Lagerfeld The affair is reported to have caused Valerie Trierweiler, Hollande's live-in partner of nine years, to retreat to hospital due to exhaustion after the revelations surfaced last month. Trierweiler was also notably absent from Chanel's Haute Couture show on Tuesday. It's not the first time Lagerfeld has launched a tirade on the president. Back in October last year, the ponytailed designer told Spanish Marie Claire magazine: "Hollande hates the rich. It's a disaster. He wants to punish them, and of course, they are leaving, nobody is investing. READ: Karl Lagerfeld rounds on Adele again Similarly, the 80-year-old came under fire himself after spitting out unwanted views on celebrated British singer Adele, dubbing her 'fat' before fine-tuning his comment to 'a little roundish' - which might aid to explain why Chanel's creative director finished off his political tirade by calling Gayet "a nice person" with "a nice face." It takes two to tango, Karl.