Ten convicted of online harassment directed at Brigitte Macron

A court in Paris has ruled against ten people for carrying out the cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, the spouse of France's leader, Emmanuel Macron.

The those on trial faced allegations of disseminating false claims regarding her gender and sexual orientation, in addition to posting hurtful comments about the husband and wife's significant age difference.

The court delivered suspended prison sentences of a maximum of eight months to the convicted individuals. The detailed judgment has yet to be released.

A circulating conspiracy theory claiming that Brigitte Macron is a trans woman has been in circulation since her husband's rise to the presidency in 2017.

This latest legal outcome in France is concurrent with the Macrons pursuing a legal action for defamation in the US against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted analogous false narratives about the Brigitte Macron's identity.

Their lawsuit alleges that Owens disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favour of give a platform to established defamers.

Owens has often echoed these assertions on her digital program and social networks, and in March 2024 declared that she would bet her whole career on her insistence that Mrs. Macron is in fact a man.

Brigitte Macron originally became acquainted with her current spouse when she taught at his secondary school.

The two tied the knot in 2007, when the future French president was 29 and she was 54.