"The president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit in the US at the end of July, in connection with a rumour amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was born a man. The Macrons' US lawsuit attacked what it called the verifiably false and devastating lies being repeated online by the rightwing podcaster Candace Owens that Brigitte Macron, 72, was born male."
"Ten defendants eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60 are being tried in Paris's criminal court, accused of online harassment targeting Brigitte Macron. If convicted, they face up to two years in prison. The defendants, who deny all wrongdoing, have been accused of making numerous malicious comments about Brigitte Macron's gender and sexuality, even equating her age difference with her husband to paedophilia, according to prosecutors."
"Jerome A, a 49-year-old IT technician, was asked about nine social media posts in 2024, which he reposted or wrote, about Brigitte Macron being a man or having a penis. He told the court he had a relatively small Twitter account. He said: It was just a joke I wanted to be sarcastic, nothing more. He added that he had posted in a satirical spirit."
Ten defendants are on trial in Paris's criminal court accused of online harassment targeting Brigitte Macron over persistent false claims about her gender. The defendants include eight men and two women aged 41 to 60 and face up to two years in prison if convicted. The Macron family filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States addressing a rumour amplified online that Brigitte Macron was born male, including allegations repeated by podcaster Candace Owens. Prosecutors say the online comments included malicious remarks about her gender and sexuality and harmed her grandchildren. Several defendants deny wrongdoing and some described posts as jokes or satire.
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