Ten convicted of digital abuse directed at Brigitte Macron
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A court in Paris has convicted ten people for engaging in the digital intimidation of Brigitte Macron, the spouse of French President, Emmanuel Macron.
The accused individuals faced accusations of disseminating untruths regarding her gender identity and sexual orientation, in addition to posting defamatory statements about the couple's 24-year age gap.
The court delivered suspended jail terms of as much as eight months to the perpetrators. The detailed judgment has not yet been published.
A circulating conspiracy theory alleging that Brigitte Macron is a person assigned male at birth has existed since her husband's first electoral victory in 2017.
This recent ruling in France coincides with the Macrons initiating a defamation lawsuit in the US against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who has repeatedly shared analogous false narratives about the French president's wife's identity.
Their complaint alleges that Owens brushed aside all credible evidence that refuted her assertions in favour of platforming known conspiracy theorists.
Owens has often echoed these allegations on her digital program 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 originally became acquainted with her now-husband when she was a teacher at his high school.
The couple entered into matrimony in 2007, when the then-29-year-old Emmanuel Macron was 29 and she was 54.
