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"It's a little embarrassing for the sport and, by extension, for Wimbledon, it's a unique and unwelcome double" says public relations expert Tim Jotischky, of the PHA Group.

One public relations expert I spoke to praised it as "authentic", while another called it "tone deaf".

Her new look is described by public relations expert Chloe Franses as similar to the "trad wife" social media trend, inspired by 1950s housewives.

Another public relations expert, Jed Wallace of Street Relations, was also working with Abel and Nathan on the alleged campaign to smear Lively.

Gaspard Gantzer, a well-known public relations expert, told newspaper Nice-Matin that the president wanted the images to show "he is a Frenchman like any other ... that he is in great physical shape ... that he wants to fight."