Ten sentenced of cyber-bullying directed at Brigitte Macron
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A French judicial body has ruled against ten people for carrying out the digital intimidation of Brigitte Macron, the partner of French President, Emmanuel Macron.
The those on trial faced charges of circulating false claims regarding her gender identity and sexuality, in addition to posting hurtful comments about the pair's age disparity of 24 years.
The court delivered suspended jail terms of as much as eight months to the defendants. The complete verdict has still to be made public.
A circulating unfounded claim claiming that Brigitte Macron is a person assigned male at birth has spread widely since her husband's initial election in 2017.
This recent ruling in France comes as the Macrons engaging in a libel case in the United States of America against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who has repeatedly shared similar conspiracy theories about the first lady's gender.
Their legal filing contends that Owens ignored any factual proof that refuted her assertions choosing instead to platforming known conspiracy theorists.
Owens has often echoed these assertions on her digital program and online platforms, and in March 2024 stated that she would stake her entire professional reputation on her conviction that Mrs. Macron is in fact a man.
Brigitte Macron originally became acquainted with her future husband when she taught at his lycée.
The pair entered into matrimony in 2007, when the then-29-year-old Emmanuel Macron was 29 and she was approximately 54 years old.
