Ten convicted of cyber-bullying targeting Brigitte Macron
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A Paris court has found guilty ten people for perpetrating the digital intimidation of Brigitte Macron, the partner of France's leader, Emmanuel Macron.
The accused individuals faced accusations of spreading untruths regarding her gender identity and sexuality, in addition to making hurtful comments about the couple's 24-year age gap.
The court handed down suspended jail terms of up to eight months to the perpetrators. The complete verdict has yet to be released.
A circulating false narrative alleging that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman has existed since her husband's first electoral victory in 2017.
This latest legal outcome in France is concurrent with the Macrons pursuing a libel case in the United States of America against political commentator Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted analogous false narratives about the first lady's biological sex.
Their lawsuit alleges that Owens disregarded all credible evidence that refuted her assertions choosing instead to platforming known conspiracy theorists.
Owens has regularly repeated these allegations on her digital program and social media channels, and in March 2024 proclaimed that she would bet her whole career on her conviction that Mrs. Macron was born a man.
Brigitte Macron originally became acquainted with her future husband when she was a teacher at his secondary school.
The couple married in 2007, when the future French president was 29 and she was approximately 54 years old.
