A group of ten found guilty of digital abuse targeting Brigitte Macron
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A court in Paris has found guilty ten people for perpetrating the cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, the spouse of France's leader, Emmanuel Macron.
The defendants faced charges of spreading untruths regarding her sex and sexual orientation, in addition to posting malicious remarks about the pair's 24-year age gap.
The court handed down suspended prison sentences of a maximum of eight months to the convicted individuals. The complete verdict has still to be made public.
A circulating false narrative alleging that Brigitte Macron is a person assigned male at birth has existed since her husband's first electoral victory in 2017.
This latest legal outcome in France coincides with the Macrons engaging in a defamation lawsuit in the United States against political commentator Candace Owens, who has repeatedly shared similar conspiracy theories about the Brigitte Macron's identity.
Their legal filing states that Owens brushed aside substantial counter-evidence that refuted her assertions in favour of amplify the voices of notorious conspiracy peddlers.
Owens has often echoed these claims on her podcast and social networks, and in March 2024 stated that she would bet her whole career on her belief that Mrs. Macron is in fact a man.
Brigitte Macron initially encountered her future husband when she was a teacher at his high school.
The two tied the knot in 2007, when the future French president was 29 and she was 54.
