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A court in Paris has ruled against ten people for carrying out the cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, the partner of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.
The those on trial faced charges of circulating fabrications regarding her gender identity and sexuality, in addition to posting hurtful comments about the pair's age disparity of 24 years.
The court delivered suspended prison sentences of a maximum of eight months to the convicted individuals. The detailed judgment has not yet been published.
A circulating conspiracy theory suggesting that Brigitte Macron is a person assigned male at birth has spread widely since her husband's first electoral victory in 2017.
This latest legal outcome in France comes as the Macrons engaging in a legal action for defamation in the US against political commentator Candace Owens, who has likewise promoted comparable unfounded claims about the Brigitte Macron's gender.
Their complaint states that Owens disregarded any factual proof disproving her claim in favour of amplify the voices of notorious conspiracy peddlers.
Owens has often echoed these allegations on her digital program and online platforms, and in March 2024 declared that she would stake her entire professional reputation on her belief that Mrs. Macron is biologically male.
Brigitte Macron initially encountered her future husband when she was a teacher at his secondary school.
The pair married in 2007, when the man who would become president was 29 and she was in her mid-50s.
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