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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Ten people appear before the courts for cyberharassment against Brigitte Macron. They have been identified as the authors, or relays, of several tweets accusing the President of the Republic's wife of being a transsexual born man, or even a paedophile. At the bar, in the afternoon of Monday 28 October, several of them marched, in dark clothes, rather classic. They resemble Mr. All-World, call Jean-Christophe or Jerome, and have never been convic…
In France, the judicial process against ten people begins for spreading this conspiracy theory, of which Kamala Harris, Jacinda Ardern or Begoña Gómez are also victims: “It is an attempt to delegitimize progressive leaders”
October 27, 2025 – Paris – EFE. The trial against ten individuals accused of spreading false rumors about Brigitte Macron, the wife of the president of France, claiming that he was born as a man, began this Monday in Paris. The day began with unsuccessful attempts by the defense to get the trial postponed. The first of the two hearings scheduled at the Paris Correctional Court took place without the physical presence of the first lady, who was r…
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 …
On 27 October, ten people appeared before the Paris Correctional Court for sexist cyberharassment against Brigitte Macron.
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