“If I do nothing when I have been against harassment for four years, I am not audible”.
Several weeks after the spread of rumors assuring that she is a man and the announcement of her complaint, Brigitte Macron speaks again this Friday morning on RTL concerning these attacks.
The First Lady explains that she first looked at it a little bit law "
Until she realized that her detractors had started altering information on online genealogy sites to prove she was her brother.
“They changed my family tree”, she regrets, before rebelling: “There, we are touching the genealogy of my parents, and there it is impossible!
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#RTLMatin - Brigitte Macron reacts to false transphobic rumors of which she was the victim: "they changed my family tree", at the microphone of @VenturaAlba pic.twitter.com/Y3qF5c4Icc
– RTL France (@RTLFrance) January 14, 2022
According to Brigitte Macron, it was "women", "transmitters who have been pursuing me for a long time", who started these rumors on social networks, which she tried to clean up with the help of a lawyer specializing in the matter. .
She also explains that she resents "those who relay and amplify" and "those who host" these remarks.
Last December, Emmanuel Macron's wife explained that she wanted to file a complaint regarding these assertions.
" What are the others doing ?
Asked about TF 1 two days ago, Brigitte Macron had already countered these rumors: “Obviously, it's a lie!
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She then detailed the process required to file a complaint: “You need screenshots, all of the comments reported, it’s a bit long.
There are those who broadcast, those who relay, those who host, you have to cast a wide net.
I spent five and a half days with experienced lawyers.
Imagine if it happens to (other) people, how do they do it?
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