Ten convicted of digital abuse against Brigitte Macron

A Paris court has convicted ten people for engaging in the digital intimidation of Brigitte Macron, the spouse of France's leader, Emmanuel Macron.

The those on trial faced accusations of disseminating untruths regarding her gender and sexuality, in addition to publishing defamatory statements about the couple's significant age difference.

The court issued suspended prison sentences of up to eight months to the perpetrators. The complete verdict has yet to be released.

A persistent conspiracy theory suggesting that Brigitte Macron is a trans woman has spread widely since her husband's initial election in 2017.

This recent ruling in France comes as the Macrons engaging in a legal action for defamation in the United States of America against conservative commentator Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted comparable unfounded claims about the Brigitte Macron's identity.

Their legal filing states that Owens disregarded any factual proof contradicting her allegations in favour of give a platform to established defamers.

Owens has regularly repeated these assertions on her show and social media channels, and in March 2024 stated that she would stake her entire professional reputation on her belief that Mrs. Macron is in fact a man.

Brigitte Macron initially encountered her current spouse when she worked as an educator at his high school.

The couple tied the knot in 2007, when the then-29-year-old Emmanuel Macron was 29 and she was in her mid-50s.