Despite the rumours, jokes and hashtags that swept the web last January, no, Brigitte Macron is not a man. She is the victim of horrible fake news – it was made to believe that she had changed sex and that her real identity was Jean-Michel Trognieux (her maiden name, Ed). And if the first lady of France entrusted on RTLthat at first she had “watched it from a little far away”she finally decided to act, and to take legal action, in the name of her fight against harassment.
Two women in Brigitte Macron’s crosshairs
This is how we learn this February 18, via AFP that the wife of President Emmanuel Macron has assigned 2 women to the Paris court. They are accused of spreading false information about themselves on the Internet, ranging from transphobic rumors to serious accusations of child crime.
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They present themselves as amedium” and an “freelance journalist“, and posted a video on Youtube last December on the subject.
His family joins the complaint
Because the complainant’s family also appears on the video, and is accused of covering up what is described as a “conspiracy“, in this civil procedure, the three children of Brigitte Macron (Tiphaine, Sébastien, Laurence) as well as her brother (Jean-Claude Trogneux) joined the complaint. The proceedings are initiated for invasion of privacy, invasion of personality rights and violation of image rights A first hearing has been set for June 15 before the 17th chamber of the Paris court.
FA