BREAKING: brigitte Macron’s Legal Battle Against Gender Rumors Continues as President Appeals Court Decision
the legal fight surrounding persistent, unfounded rumors about the gender identity of French First Lady Brigitte Macron is escalating. President Emmanuel Macron has appealed a recent court decision, as announced by the first Lady’s attorney to France24. This appeal comes after two women, identified as Rey and Roy, were reportedly acquitted in a case related to the spread of these conspiracy theories.
The baseless claims, which gained traction in 2021 and have been linked to far-right circles in the United States, allege that Brigitte Macron, born Trogneux, is not who she claims to be. These theories falsely suggest that her identity was assumed by her brother after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, and that her three children from her first marriage are not her biological offspring.
Rey, who operates as an self-reliant journalist, and Roy, who presents herself as a medium or clairvoyant, are accused of significantly contributing to the dissemination of this misinformation. In 2021, they produced a lengthy interview discussing “fraud” and “state lies,” which was published on YouTube. The content delved into the personal history of the Trogneux family, including Brigitte Macron’s childhood and alleged medical procedures, further propagating the false narrative about her children’s parentage.
Brigitte Macron and her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux, filed a criminal complaint in July 2022. The lawyer for the first woman involved in the case stated that she had been “persecuted, convicted. But eventually acquitted,” following the court’s adjournment in the presence of approximately thirty supporters.
This case highlights a disturbing trend of misinformation targeting prominent female political figures. Similar unfounded rumors about gender identity have previously been directed at former US First Lady Michelle Obama, current US Vice President Kamala Harris, and former new Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
