欧洲首富伯纳德·阿诺特针对《世界报》的调查报道进行了公开回应。[1]该报记者称LVMH总部的员工多为年轻、苗条的女性，声称"女性挺直身子，大多年轻、漂亮、苗条。你不会看到任何超重或衣着邋遢的员工"。[1]阿诺特在一份三页长的公开信中以讽刺笔调否认了这些指控，并表示"我为这种身体多样性的缺乏向读者道歉，我将在周一和公司食堂讨论这个问题"。[1]他同时嘲笑了报道中关于其家族内部纷争和禁止穿爱马仕领带等说法。[1]
阿诺特的财富估计为1580亿美元，同时正在应对2300万欧元的税单。[1]LVMH集团麾下拥有路易威登、酩悦轩尼诗、迪奥、蒂芙尼和宝格丽等全球知名品牌。[1]阿诺特曾在2010年试图收购竞争品牌爱马仕，引发了为期四年的"手袋战争"。[1]
Bernard Arnault, whose wealth is estimated at $158 billion, has responded to allegations that his luxury goods company LVMH discriminates against overweight job applicants [1]. The French billionaire issued a three-page open letter in a sarcastic tone to counter a report by Le Monde newspaper, which had claimed that LVMH's headquarters staff consisted predominantly of young, slim women [1].
Le Monde's investigation quoted an unnamed source as saying: "Women stand up straight, mostly young, beautiful, slim. You won't see any overweight or badly dressed employees" [1]. In his response, Arnault sarcastically apologized for what he called "this lack of body diversity" and stated he would "discuss this issue on Monday with the company cafeteria" [1]. Beyond addressing the recruitment allegations, Arnault dismissed other claims in the report regarding family disputes and a supposed ban on wearing Hermès ties [1].
LVMH, which Arnault controls, operates an extensive portfolio of global luxury brands including Louis Vuitton, Moët Hennessy, Dior, Tiffany, and Bulgari [1]. Separately, Arnault is currently facing a tax bill of 23 million euros [1].