First Lady Brigitte Macron has filed a lawsuit against two women who spread the news that she was a man to the highest appellate court after a lower court granted amnesty to the two women, the lawyer of First Lady France informed on July 14.
Last week, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected previous judgments against the two women for spreading false information. The two women spread rumors online that Brigitte Macron, 72, was a man.
first lady Brigitte Macron's gender-discrimination has been spreading on social media for years. The fact that the First Lady has a 24-year gap with President Emmanuel Macron has also attracted many comments.
Brigitte Macron filed a lawsuit against the two women after they posted a video on YouTube in December 2021, accusing Brigitte Macron of being a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux. In fact, Jean-Michel Trogneux is the brother of Brigitte Macron.
In the YouTube video, defendant Amandine Roy - a self-proclaimed exaggerator, interviewed Natacha Rey - an independent journalist, for 4 hours. In the video, Rey claimed to have discovered Jean-Michel Trogneux transitioning to become Mrs. Brigitte, then marrying Mr. Macron.
Last September, a lower court ordered the two women to pay Brigitte Macron €8000 in damages and Jean-Michel Trogneux €5,000.
Brigitte Macron's lawyer Jean Ennochi revealed on July 13 that his client's brother is also filing a lawsuit in the highest appellate court.
