Paris
Reuters
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A Paris court on Monday found 10 people guilty of the cyber-harassment of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, for spreading false claims she is a transgender woman who was born a man, French media reported.
Brigitte and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, have faced repeated false claims in recent years with some saying she was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux, the actual name of her older brother.
The 24-year age gap between the presidential couple has also been the subject of criticism and barbs that they long ignored but have increasingly started to actively pursue in court.
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