All were found guilty of making or sharing malicious comments about Brigitte Macron’s gender and sexuality, saying she had been born a man. The US lawsuit states that the accusation Brigitte Macron is a man called Jean-Michel Trogneux is completely false and that Trogneux is in fact Brigitte Macron’s older brother. Delphine Jegousse, known as Amandine Roy, was one of the 10 people accused of spreading false online claims about Brigitte Macron’s gender and sexuality. Photograph: APThe false theory about Brigitte Macron’s gender spread in part because the Macrons’ relationship has long been a topic of comment online. Brigitte Macron, who is 24 years older than her husband, first met Emmanuel Macron when she was a French teacher at his Jesuit secondary school in Amiens, where she directed him in a school play.

Source: The Irish Times January 05, 2026 12:38 UTC