Ten convicted of digital abuse targeting Brigitte Macron

A court in Paris has ruled against ten people for carrying out the online harassment of Brigitte Macron, the spouse of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

The those on trial faced allegations of disseminating untruths regarding her gender and sexual orientation, in addition to publishing hurtful comments about the couple's significant age difference.

The court handed down conditional custodial sentences of a maximum of eight months to the perpetrators. The full ruling has still to be made public.

A persistent false narrative alleging that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman has spread widely since her husband's initial election in 2017.

This recent ruling in France comes as the Macrons pursuing a libel case in the United States of America against conservative commentator Candace Owens, who has repeatedly shared comparable unfounded claims about the Brigitte Macron's biological sex.

Their lawsuit contends that Owens brushed aside substantial counter-evidence contradicting her allegations in favour of platforming known conspiracy theorists.

Owens has frequently reiterated these claims on her digital program and online platforms, and in March 2024 stated that she would stake her entire professional reputation on her insistence that Mrs. Macron is biologically male.

Brigitte Macron first met her current spouse when she was a teacher at his secondary school.

The two entered into matrimony in 2007, when the then-29-year-old Emmanuel Macron was 29 and she was in her mid-50s.