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A Paris court will rule on Monday in a case involving ten people accused of cyberbullying French first lady Brigitte Macron. They allegedly spread false claims online about her gender and sexual orientation, which her daughter said damaged her health and family life.
The defendants, who include eight men and two women aged between 41 and 60, are accused of posting a “large number of malicious comments” falsely claiming President Emmanuel Macron’s wife was born male and linking the 24-year age gap between her and her husband to pedophilia. Some posts have been viewed tens of thousands of times.
Mrs Macron did not attend the two-day trial in October.
her daughter, Stephen OzierTestimony said her mother’s life had “deteriorated” since the online harassment intensified. “She was unable to ignore the horrific things being said about her,” Ozier told the court. The impact has been felt throughout the family, including Macron’s grandchildren, she said.
Defendant Delphine Jegousse, 51, known as Amandine Roy, describes herself as a medium and writer and is believed to have played a role in spreading the rumor after a four-hour video was posted about her. Youtube 2021 Channel.
Aurélien Poirson-Atlan, 41, known as Zoé Sagan on social media, had his X account suspended in 2024 after his name was cited in several judicial investigations.
Other defendants include an elected official, a teacher and a computer scientist. Some told the court their comments were made in humor or sarcasm and said they did not understand why they were being prosecuted. If convicted, they face up to two years in prison.
The case follows years of conspiracy theories falsely alleging that Brigitte Macron was born Jean-Michel Troniux, which was actually the name of her brother. Macron and his wife also filed a defamation lawsuit in court USA Against conservative influencers Candace Owens.
The Macrons got married in 2007 and first met in a high school, where Macron was a student and she was a teacher. Brigitte Macron, then known as Brigitte Auzière, 24 years her husband’s senior, was a married mother of three.
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