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World > Americas & EMEA
Ten people to stand trial over online harassment of French first lady
By Agence France-Presse
Oct 28, 2025 12:03 am

(UPDATE) PARIS — Ten people go on trial in Paris on Monday for sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case sparked by unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady for years by some in France and beyond.

The trial comes after she and President Emmanuel Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States at the end of July, in connection with a rumor amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was assigned male at birth.

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and French President's wife Brigitte Macron pose before a meeting with Jordan's Crown Prince at the Elysee Palace in Paris on October 8, 2025. AFP PHOTO

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