Ten sentenced of cyber-bullying against Brigitte Macron

A Paris court has ruled against ten people for perpetrating the cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, the wife of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

The accused individuals faced accusations of disseminating fabrications regarding her sex and sexuality, in addition to posting hurtful comments about the husband and wife's 24-year age gap.

The court delivered suspended jail terms of a maximum of eight months to the convicted individuals. The full ruling has not yet been published.

A circulating false narrative claiming that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman has spread widely since her husband's first electoral victory in 2017.

This Monday's court decision in France is concurrent with the Macrons engaging in a libel case in the US against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted comparable unfounded claims about the first lady's biological sex.

Their lawsuit contends that Owens disregarded any factual proof that refuted her assertions in favour of amplify the voices of notorious conspiracy peddlers.

Owens has frequently reiterated these claims on her show and social networks, and in March 2024 proclaimed that she would bet her whole career on her conviction that Mrs. Macron is biologically male.

Brigitte Macron originally became acquainted with her future husband when she was a teacher at his secondary school.

The two entered into matrimony in 2007, when the man who would become president was 29 and she was 54.