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 the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
The those on trial faced accusations of spreading false claims regarding her sex and sexuality, in addition to posting malicious remarks about the husband and wife's significant age difference.
The court handed down suspended prison sentences of as much as eight months to the convicted individuals. The complete verdict has yet to be released.
A persistent unfounded claim alleging that Brigitte Macron is a trans woman has spread widely since her husband's rise to the presidency in 2017.
This Monday's court decision in France coincides with the Macrons initiating a libel case in the US against political commentator Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted comparable unfounded claims about the French president's wife's identity.
Their complaint alleges that Owens ignored all credible evidence disproving her claim in favour of give a platform to established defamers.
Owens has frequently reiterated these allegations on her show and social networks, and in March 2024 stated that she would risk all her credibility on her belief that Mrs. Macron was born a man.
Brigitte Macron initially encountered her current spouse when she was a teacher at his lycée.
The pair married in 2007, when the then-29-year-old Emmanuel Macron was 29 and she was 54.
