French Appeals Court Clears Two over First Lady Gender Rumours
FRANCE, JUL 11 – The Paris Court of Appeal ruled the women acted in good faith, overturning €13,000 in damages and allowing them to repeat false claims about Brigitte Macron's gender identity.
- A French appeals court overturned convictions against two women accused of libel against Brigitte Macron regarding false claims she used to be a man.
- The court determined that the women acted in 'good faith' and will not have to pay damages.
- Brigitte Macron filed a libel complaint after a December 2021 YouTube video went viral about her past identity.
- In a separate case, four men are set to appear in court in October for allegedly harassing Brigitte Macron.
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BEST OF THE WEB: French journalists who claimed Brigitte Macron was born a man are CLEARED of defamation
Two women convicted of defaming French first lady Brigitte Macron by saying she was 'born a man' were today sensationally cleared on appeal. Judges sitting at the Paris Appeal Court on Thursday ruled that Amandine Roy, a 53-year-old clairvoyant, and Natacha Rey, 49 and a blogger, had every legal right to make the sulphurous allegations. Both had claimed they were subjected to 'intimidation by the authorities' as 'ultra protected' members of the …
French Court Rules in Favor of Women Who Said Brigitte Macron Was Born a Man
The two women who claimed that Brigitte Macron was born a man were cleared of defamation charges on Thursday. The alleged conspiracy theory was peddled by Natacha Rey, a self-described journalist, and Amandine Roy, a [...] The post French Court Rules in Favor of Women Who Said Brigitte Macron Was Born a Man appeared first on The People's Voice.
Juged on appeal for having strongly contributed to spreading the false rumor about Brigitte Macron's transgender identity, Natacha Rey and Amandine Roy were released on Thursday 10 July by the French justice.
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