2 w. ago Brigitte Macron was worried 'her trousers would bulge between her legs in public' in case it further fuelled ludicrous rumours she was born a man, friend claims

Brigitte Macron has expressed fear that her trousers might bulge in public because that may fuel the ludicrous rumours that she was born a man, according to a close friend.

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2 w. ago ‘The chilling effect’: how fear of ‘nudify’ apps and AI deepfakes is keeping Indian women off the internet

Widespread adoption of artificial intelligence has been accompanied by new ways to harass women onlineGaatha Sarvaiya would like to post on social media and share her work online. An Indian law graduate in her early 20s, she is in the earliest stages of her career and trying to build a public profile. The problem is, with AI-powered deepfakes on the rise, there is no longer any guarantee that the images she posts will not be distorted into something violating or grotesque.“The thought immediately pops in that, ‘OK, maybe it’s not safe. Maybe people can take our pictures and just do stuff with them,’” says Sarvaiya, who lives in Mumbai. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Premier League star ‘threatened with gun by football agent’ as police launch investigation

A Premier League star was allegedly at the heart of a terrifying incident earlier this year having been threatened with a gun while walking with a friend in the heart of London

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3 w. ago False claims online damaged Brigitte Macron’s quality of life, daughter tells court

Tiphaine Auzière spoke at trial of 10 people accused of harassment by posting claims that French first lady was born a manBrigitte Macron’s daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life, leaving her worrying every day about the clothes she wears and how she stands.Tiphaine Auzière, 41, a lawyer, was called as a witness at the trial of 10 people accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron by creating or reposting social media posts falsely claiming she was a man. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron’s life ‘deteriorated’ after alleged cyberbullying, daughter says

Brigitte Macron's daughter told a Paris court about the impact of alleged cyberbullying on her mother and her family

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron's daughter reveals cruel taunt the French first lady's GRANDCHILDREN have to face and describes the toll it has taken on her health

Tiphaine Auziere, 41, said her mother 'cannot ignore the horrible things said about her' at the trial of ten people accused of cyber-harrassment.

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3 w. ago What are the allegations at the heart of the Brigitte Macron online harassment trial?

The French first lady has been the subject of unsubstantiated claims that she was born a man

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron's daughter testifies about alleged cyberbullying of France's first lady

Brigitte Macron's daughter has testified in a Paris court about the impact of alleged cyberbullying on her mother, who is France's first lady

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron's daughter describes how 'constant attacks' claiming the French first lady is a MAN have affected her mother, from her health to the way she dresses

Brigitte Macron, 72, told investigators the rumour had greatly impacted her and her family, especially her grandchildren who were told their grandmother was a man.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron 'cyberbullies' who spread rumours she was born a man lash out at being 'sent to court for tweets', asking trial 'Do you need a licence to crack a joke now?'

Ten people are facing jail time for allegedly spreading the false claims that the French First lady, 72, is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.

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3 w. ago Ten people go on trial in Paris accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Trial is latest phase in legal battle against false claim that French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel TrogneuxTen people have gone on trial in Paris charged with online harassment of Brigitte Macron – the latest phase of a legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic against the false claim that the French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.The president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit in the US at the end of July, in connection with a rumour amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was born a man. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron gender row trial begins as 10 'trolls' face jail for cyberbullying

Seven of the 10 'trolls' have appeared in a Paris court accused of harassing Brigitte Macron so badly that she suffered 'a serious deterioration in her physical and mental health'

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron 'suffered serious deterioration to her physical and mental health' as a result of cyberbullying that claimed she was born a man and acted like a 'paedophile', court hears

They are accused of claiming the 72-year-old was born a man, and that she was 'a paedophile' who abused her husband, 47-year-old President Emmanuel Macron , when he was a boy.

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3 w. ago Ten people to face trial in Paris for online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Eight men and two women will face court for allegedly harassing the French first lady by falsely claiming she is a man

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3 w. ago Ten people go on trial in Paris for online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Trial is latest phase in legal battle against false claim that French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel TrogneuxTen people are to go on trial in Paris on Monday for online harassment of Brigitte Macron – the latest phase in a legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic against the false claim that the French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.The French trial comes after the president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife filed a defamation lawsuit in the US at the end of July, in connection with a rumour amplified and repeated online that Brigitte Macron was born a man. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron is turned into a man on her tax records after hackers changed her legal name

The First Lady of France has long been the subject of rumours questioning her gender, with online trolls falsely claiming that her real name is Jean-Michel Trogneux.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron ‘given male name on her tax file by hackers’ as 10 people face trial over cruel claims she’s not a woman

BRIGITTE Macron was given a male name on the official French tax portal by a team of cruel hackers, according to a top governmental official. The glamorous French First Lady, 72, is locked in a bitter yet bizarre legal battle to prove she is a biological woman as 10 people now face trial for "sexist cyberbullying". ...

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