Ten convicted of digital abuse against Brigitte Macron

A Paris court has found guilty ten people for perpetrating the digital intimidation of Brigitte Macron, the partner of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

The those on trial faced accusations of circulating false claims regarding her gender identity and sexual orientation, in addition to making hurtful comments about the couple's significant age difference.

The court issued conditional custodial sentences of as much as eight months to the defendants. The detailed judgment has still to be made public.

A circulating false narrative alleging 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 is concurrent with the Macrons pursuing a libel case in the United States of America against political commentator Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted similar conspiracy theories about the Brigitte Macron's biological sex.

Their legal filing contends that Owens ignored substantial counter-evidence contradicting her allegations opting to amplify the voices of notorious conspiracy peddlers.

Owens has often echoed these claims on her show and online platforms, and in March 2024 declared that she would risk all her credibility on her belief that Mrs. Macron is in fact a man.

Brigitte Macron initially encountered her now-husband when she taught at his high school.

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