Overview
- Tiphaine Auzière told the court the sustained online attacks have harmed her mother's physical and mental health and affected the family, while Brigitte Macron did not attend the two-day hearing.
- Prosecutors say eight men and two women spread malicious posts about the first lady’s gender and sexuality and linked the couple’s age gap to “paedophilia.”
- A verdict will be issued at a later date after proceedings that followed Brigitte Macron’s August 2024 complaint and a BRDP investigation that led to arrests in December 2024 and February 2025.
- Defendants deny wrongdoing and cite satire or free-speech arguments; those named in reports include publicist Aurélien Poirson-Atlan, known as “Zoé Sagan,” and Delphine J, also known as Amandine Roy.
- Separately, the Macrons’ 22-count defamation suit in Delaware against Candace Owens remains active, with Owens seeking dismissal on jurisdictional grounds and the couple’s lawyer saying they plan to present photographic and scientific evidence.