French court jails one in Brigitte Macron cyber-bullying trialListen to this articleFrench first lady Brigitte Macron has long been at the centre of intense media attention. (Photo: AFP)PARIS - A Paris court Monday sentenced 10 people accused of cyber-bullying President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte by spreading false information about her gender and insinuations related to the age difference between the first couple. The relationship between Emmanuel Macron, 48, and Brigitte, 72, who met while she was a drama teacher at his school, has been the subject of intense interest since he became president in 2017. Eight defendants were handed suspended terms of four to eight months, while a ninth man was sentenced to six months in jail over his absence from the hearing. The French president and first lady have filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States against right-wing US podcaster Candace Owens who falsely claimed the spouse of the French president used to be a man.

Source: Bangkok Post January 05, 2026 22:42 UTC