President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out for the first time about a “false” conspiracy theory that his wife, French First Lady Brigitte Macron, was born male, which a court recently ruled was defamatory.
Conspiracy theories about the first lady’s gender remain unknown in the 21st century, but claims about French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife have received unusual attention after members of the first family, including the president himself, brought up the conspiracy. It was collected and the newspaper exposed it. The court ruled that the statements were false and defamatory.
French right-wing newspaper le figaro Note Conspiracy theories about 70-year-old Brigitte Macron have been circulating since the national elections in which Macron became president in 2017. However, the conspiracy theory has been making headlines again in recent weeks after his daughter-in-law brought it up in an interview. She said in February that after hearing her “claims that her mother is male” circulating on her social media, she felt concerned about the level of discussion in French society. was.
Later, when I spoke to someone, british newspaper, “This is on the same level as people who say the earth is flat or that we are ruled by reptiles,” said Brigitte Macron’s youngest daughter, Tiphine Augière. Mr. Auzière is only six years younger than his stepfather, Mr. Macron, but Mr. Macron had an affair with his mother, Brigitte, a schoolteacher, as a teenager.
Last week, Mr Macron denounced the conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron was born male and changed her gender in her 30s as “false and fabricated”. Broadcasting station BFMTV status The president said the comments were “frustrating” and hurt his feelings. President Macron said he had decided not to let them pass without an “indignant” reaction so they could be challenged publicly.
In fact, two Youtubers who made the allegations on their streams were found guilty and fined by a French defamation court in 2023. daily mail newspaper, He claimed to have seen court documents in the defamation case. reported this month “Two women falsely stated that Brigitte Macron was born male” and were fined the equivalent of $4,200 between them. According to the report, clairvoyant Amandine Roy and freelance journalist Natasha Rae appealed the fines, had them reduced, and ultimately paid $2,600 between them.
Their lawyers criticized the treatment of their clients, particularly the fact that they were detained by the police for making YouTube videos, arguing that: If her theories she develops are so far-fetched, why is there a need to pursue her like this? ”
Asked by a journalist what was the worst thing about being president, Mr Macron said: “Macho and sexist attacks…false information and fabricated scenarios” against the “influential woman” he is marrying. He said that he was hurt and his private life was interfered with. He added: “The worst thing about this fabricated scenario of misinformation and nonsense is that [is] People will eventually believe that and get in your way, even in intimate relationships. ”
This is not the first time President Macron has spoken personally to attack rumors about his private life. During the 2017 presidential election, Russian “bots” were accused of amplifying rumors that candidate Macron had embarked on a homosexual relationship with French state broadcaster chairman Mathieu Gallé. as statedFrench media stuck to its usual position of not reporting on the private lives of politicians until Macron himself spoke up to dismiss the claims, stating that politicians are sacrosanct and have nothing to do with corporate government. That’s what I was thinking.
Mr Macron joked at the time: “When someone told me at dinner in the city that I was living a double life with Mathieu Gallé, it must have been my hologram that ran away. It couldn’t be me.” said.
Galle also addressed this claim years later, saying in 2022: “French stories have always had a mix of serious and not-so-serious ones…I know you’re keen on the sex scandals in England, but in France they’ve taken a pretty disgusting turn.” . Macron and I obviously knew each other and had mutual friends, but we only met three or four times. ” talk to timesGarret said he believed the rumors were started by former colleagues in Macron’s Socialist Party, which he left in 2016 to launch his own political platform and entered the presidential race. Prepared for the challenge.
“I think the socialists realized that Mr. Macron was ambitious and thought, ‘This guy is going to beat us,'” he said. [in the race to become France’s next president]. We must stop spreading rumors that he is gay. ”… “A straight man cannot have a real relationship with a woman who is 24 years older than him. Therefore, that means he is gay.” That is absolutely It’s an idea based on misogyny. ”
