He later claimed to have maintained close contacts with famous Parisian literary figures such as Alexandre Dumas and Alfred de Musset, and to have introduced them to Romanian culture—this was to be disputed by his Romanian adversaries, who noted that the account provided inaccurate details.
Ulterior, el a susținut că a menținut contacte strânse cu figuri literare pariziene celebre precum Alexandre Dumas și Alfred de Musset și că i-a familiarizat cu cultura românească - aceasta ar fi fost contestată de adversarii săi români.