US EditionTen on Trial in Paris over Sexist Cyber-Harassment of Brigitte Macron
- On Monday, ten defendants—eight men and two women aged 41 to 60—go on trial in Paris for sexist cyber-harassment targeting Brigitte Macron, facing up to two years in prison.
- Emerging around Emmanuel Macron's election, the rumours have spread through far-right networks alleging Brigitte Macron was assigned male at birth, targeting the couple and their age gap.
- Several defendants shared posts from an influencer whose content the Macrons sued in the US, and the couple filed a July defamation suit against conservative podcaster Candace Owens, who produced the series 'Becoming Brigitte'.
- Brigitte Macron has taken the matter to France's highest appeals court as two women previously ordered to pay damages and a defendant subject to a 2022 libel complaint face ongoing cases.
- The case exemplifies how gendered rumours about public women spread across borders and platforms, with targets including Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris and Jacinda Ardern, and featuring a four-hour interview by Natacha Rey plus claims of 2,000 people searching Amiens.
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10 face court for harassing French first lady online
Ten people went on trial in Paris Monday charged with sexist online harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case linked to unsubstantiated gender claims made against the French first lady. The trial comes after she and President Emmanuel Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States at the end of July, in connection with a false claim amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was assigned male at birth. The claim has long …
Brigitte Macron gender row trial begins as 10 'trolls' face jail for cyberbullying - The Mirror
Seven of the 10 'trolls' have appeared in a Paris court accused of harassing Brigitte Macron so badly that she suffered 'a serious deterioration in her physical and mental health'
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Ten people go on trial over online harassment of French first lady
Ten people went on trial in Paris Monday charged with sexist online harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case linked to unsubstantiated gender claims made against the French first lady.
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