Ten individuals found guilty of digital abuse against Brigitte Macron

A Paris court has convicted ten people for carrying out the digital intimidation of Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President, Emmanuel Macron.

The those on trial faced allegations of spreading false claims regarding her sex and sexuality, in addition to publishing malicious remarks about the pair's age disparity of 24 years.

The court delivered suspended prison sentences of as much as eight months to the defendants. The detailed judgment has yet to be released.

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

This Monday's court decision in France comes as the Macrons pursuing a legal action for defamation in the United States against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted similar conspiracy theories about the first lady's biological sex.

Their legal filing contends that Owens brushed aside substantial counter-evidence disproving her claim opting to give a platform to established defamers.

Owens has frequently reiterated these claims on her podcast and social media channels, and in March 2024 stated that she would bet her whole career on her conviction that Mrs. Macron was born a man.

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

The pair tied the knot in 2007, when the man who would become president was 29 and she was 54.