Ten found guilty of digital abuse against Brigitte Macron
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A Paris court has ruled against ten people for engaging in the cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, the partner of France's leader, Emmanuel Macron.
The accused individuals faced charges of circulating untruths regarding her sex and sexual orientation, in addition to posting malicious remarks about the couple's age disparity of 24 years.
The court issued conditional custodial sentences of up to eight months to the convicted individuals. The full ruling has yet to be released.
A persistent false narrative suggesting that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman has existed since her husband's first electoral victory in 2017.
This latest legal outcome in France coincides with the Macrons engaging in a libel case in the United States of America against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who has repeatedly shared analogous false narratives about the Brigitte Macron's identity.
Their complaint contends that Owens ignored substantial counter-evidence contradicting her allegations opting to amplify the voices of notorious conspiracy peddlers.
Owens has often echoed these assertions on her show and social media channels, and in March 2024 declared that she would bet her whole career on her conviction that Mrs. Macron is in fact a man.
Brigitte Macron originally became acquainted with her current spouse when she worked as an educator at his lycée.
The two entered into matrimony in 2007, when the future French president was 29 and she was 54.
