Speculation over the woman’s identity ran rampant when the pictures were first published by The Daily Mail on Tuesday; until The Australian named Moroccan Energy Minister Leila Benali as the brunette to allegedly be photographed kissing the billionaire. When asked about her relationship with Mr Forrest— business or otherwise — by a Moroccan journalist in Paris, Dr Benali remained tight-lipped on whether she was romantically linked to the Fortescue Chair. She neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the photo.
