French court imposes fines on women for labeling Macron’s wife as a man
A Paris judge has directed two defendants to compensate Brigitte Macron with €8,000 for disseminating false information regarding her alleged sex change. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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A Paris court has imposed fines on two women and required them to compensate the French President’s spouse, Brigitte Macron, with €8,000 after they alleged she was originally male.
The speculation started in 2021 when so-called ‘spiritual medium’ Amandine Roy had a conversation with freelance writer Natacha Rey, in which Rey purported that Brigitte Macron was in fact born a male named Jean-Michel Trogneux.
The interview quickly gained traction online, with the hashtag #JeanMichelTrogneux grabbing headlines by December of the same year.
Brigitte, born Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux, took legal action against the pair in 2022 for defamation and infringing her privacy.
The court on Thursday handed Roy and Rey suspended fines of €500 each, along with the compensation to Mrs. Macron. Moreover, they must pay an additional €5,000 to her actual brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux.
During her discussion with Roy, Rey maintained that she dedicated three years to uncovering this supposed secret about Brigitte Macron and stated that proof of her gender transition was stored in "a sealed envelope deposited with a lawyer whose name is well known.” She also mentioned that this information would be disclosed if France enforced mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.
When addressing the media last year, President Emmanuel Macron lamented the impact of such "false information and fabricated scenarios," noting that "people end up believing them."
Previously, questions about Emmanuel Macron’s relationship with his significantly older wife, who was also his former teacher, surfaced during the 2017 campaign, where he had to address and dismiss rumors about his own sexuality, emphasizing that such claims were "first and foremost unpleasant for Brigitte."
Anna Muller for TROIB News
The speculation started in 2021 when so-called ‘spiritual medium’ Amandine Roy had a conversation with freelance writer Natacha Rey, in which Rey purported that Brigitte Macron was in fact born a male named Jean-Michel Trogneux.
The interview quickly gained traction online, with the hashtag #JeanMichelTrogneux grabbing headlines by December of the same year.
Brigitte, born Brigitte Marie-Claude Trogneux, took legal action against the pair in 2022 for defamation and infringing her privacy.
The court on Thursday handed Roy and Rey suspended fines of €500 each, along with the compensation to Mrs. Macron. Moreover, they must pay an additional €5,000 to her actual brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux.
During her discussion with Roy, Rey maintained that she dedicated three years to uncovering this supposed secret about Brigitte Macron and stated that proof of her gender transition was stored in "a sealed envelope deposited with a lawyer whose name is well known.” She also mentioned that this information would be disclosed if France enforced mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.
When addressing the media last year, President Emmanuel Macron lamented the impact of such "false information and fabricated scenarios," noting that "people end up believing them."
Previously, questions about Emmanuel Macron’s relationship with his significantly older wife, who was also his former teacher, surfaced during the 2017 campaign, where he had to address and dismiss rumors about his own sexuality, emphasizing that such claims were "first and foremost unpleasant for Brigitte."
Anna Muller for TROIB News
