Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves the Paris courts after a hearing regarding his seizure request of the new book "Belle et Bete" (Beauty and Beast) by author Marcela Iacub detailing their seven-month affair, February 26, 2013. Strauss-Kahn is suing Iacub and her publisher Stock for an attack on his private life and to prevent the book from going on sale. Strauss-Kahn is also seeking 100,000 euros ($132,300) in damages and compensation from Iacub and Stock, and a similar amount from the French magazine which carried excerpts from the work. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)