In France, ten people — eight men and two women — are set to appear in court on October 27–28, accused of spreading false claims that First Lady Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman. The report comes from Baltimore Chronicle citing France 24.
Among the accused, aged between 41 and 60, are a civil servant, an art gallery owner, a teacher, a medium, and an IT specialist. According to the prosecutor’s office, the defendants made public remarks about Brigitte Macron’s “gender” and “sexuality,” and even compared the age difference between her and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, to “pedophilia.”
The Brigade for the Repression of Personal Crime (BRDP) launched an investigation after Brigitte Macron filed formal complaints in December 2024 and February 2025. A police source told AFP that only “the most malicious” individuals will appear before the court this week. The First Lady’s lawyer has not confirmed whether she will attend the hearings.
Some of the defendants have criticized the trial. Bertrand S., a 56-year-old gallery owner, called it an attack on “freedom of thought.” Meanwhile, 55-year-old Jérôme K., who posted “four tweets and several retweets,” said his actions reflected “the spirit of Charlie Hebdo.”
Also among the accused is medium Amandine Roy, previously convicted alongside blogger Natacha Rey in 2024 for defamation after claiming that Brigitte Macron never existed and was actually her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux. However, in July 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal acquitted both women. Brigitte Macron has since filed an appeal to overturn that verdict.
Roy’s attorney insists her client merely “reacted to circulating news” and that none of her comments were “directed personally at Mrs. Macron.”
In July this year, President Emmanuel Macron and his wife filed another lawsuit, this time against American blogger Candace Owens, who also claimed that the French First Lady is a man.
Earlier we wrote that Macron and Wife Present Evidence in U.S. Court Against Candace Owens.
