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Ten people accused of sexist cyber-bullying of the French president's wife, Brigitte Macron, are due to go on trial this week in Paris. The defendants are accused of spreading unsubstantiated claims over her gender and sexuality, as well as making "malicious remarks" about the 24-year age gap between Brigitte and her husband, Emmanuel Macron. If found guilty, the defendants face up to two years' imprisonment. Among the ten people due to appear in the dock on Monday and Tuesday are an elected official, a gallery owner and a teacher, according to French media. Two of them - self-styled independent journalist...

Brigitte Macron was given a male name on her personal tax record by a team of hackers, a French government official has said. The 72-year-old first lady of France has long been the subject of rumours questioning her gender, which have been shared by conspiracy theorists and social media influencers online for several years. The rumour falsely claims that Mrs Macron was born a male and that her real name is Jean-Michel Trogneux. In reality, her maiden name is Trogneux and she has a brother called Jean-Michel. The smear campaign went as far as hacking into her personal tax account...

Candace Owens has wagered her career that French President Emmanuel Macron's wife was born a man. The controversial conservative commentator took to X to tout the false theory, hours after outlining it on an episode of her podcast. It goes that French First Lady Brigitte Macron, 70, was actually born Jean-Michel Trogneux, before eventually transitioning at age 30.