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Ten people convicted for online harassment of France’s first lady Brigitte Macron

By Thomson Reuters Jan 5, 2026 | 4:17 AM

PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) – A Paris court on Monday ‍found ten people guilty for the cyber harassment of France’s first lady, ‌Brigitte Macron, in ‌the latest legal action sparked by false claims that she is a ​transgender woman who was born ‍a man, ​French media ​reported.

The eight men and ‍two women, aged 41 to 60, who were tried in a Paris ‍criminal court, had been accused of making malicious ‍comments ‍about Brigitte ​Macron’s gender ​and ⁠sexuality, including equating ‌her age difference with her husband to “paedophilia”.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon, Editing by Benoit Van ⁠Overstraeten)