He lives in the UAE.

I think for the past couple of years he lives in France. By force, so it's not very straight to recognize it as a free or not.

He mentions on his recent Lex Fridman podcast episode[1] that he lives in Dubai, U.A.E. He expressed fear about France's actions against him.

1. https://youtu.be/qjPH9njnaVU

He does have a French passport (in addition to his other passports) but does not live there. This may be the source of the confusion.

I mean the arrest. But as I just learned [1] he is being allowed to make periodic travels to Dubai since recently. So things got better for him now, but that's just since July 2025. Before that he was physically staying in France since August 2024, which I would call as "living" as it's the place where he spent most of his time.

[1] https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250619-france-soften...

A free country... if you're wealthy enough!

Is there a free one?

Most countries in the EU seem quite free.