Ten sentenced of cyber-bullying directed at Brigitte Macron

A French judicial body has ruled against ten people for engaging in the cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, the spouse of France's leader, Emmanuel Macron.

The accused individuals faced charges of circulating fabrications regarding her gender identity and sexuality, in addition to posting defamatory statements about the husband and wife's age disparity of 24 years.

The court issued conditional custodial sentences of a maximum of eight months to the defendants. The complete verdict has yet to be released.

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

This latest legal outcome in France coincides with the Macrons initiating a libel case in the United States of America against conservative commentator Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted analogous false narratives about the first lady's biological sex.

Their legal filing contends that Owens brushed aside substantial counter-evidence that refuted her assertions in favour of amplify the voices of notorious conspiracy peddlers.

Owens has regularly repeated these allegations 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 secondary school.

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