# Brigitte Macron defamation legal proceedings

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> Updated: 2026-10-26T03:41:47.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

Brigitte Macron and her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux, have appealed to France’s highest court, the Cour de cassation, following a July 2025 ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal. That appellate decision had acquitted two women, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey, of defamation charges related to viral misinformation that falsely claimed the First Lady was born male.

While a Paris criminal court had initially convicted the women in September 2024, the siblings are now seeking a partial annulment of the acquittal. The Cour de cassation has scheduled a hearing for November 10, 2026. The court will focus on whether the law was correctly applied in the previous ruling rather than re-evaluating the facts. The public prosecutor’s office has recommended a partial cassation, which could result in the case being sent back to a new court of appeal for legal re-evaluation.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-26: Brigitte Macron's cassation appeal to be heard in November

The French Court of Cassation will hear Brigitte Macron's appeal on November 10 regarding the acquittal of two women accused of spreading transphobic rumors online.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brigitte-macrons-cassation-appeal-to-be-heard-in-november

### 2026-10-16: Brigitte Macron appeals defamation ruling to French Cour de cassation

Brigitte Macron and her brother have appealed to France’s Cour de cassation following an acquittal of two women accused of spreading transphobic rumors about the First Lady.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brigitte-macron-appeals-defamation-ruling-to-french-cour-de-cassation

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