French Court Acquits Journalist Who Claimed Macron's Wife Changed Gender

French journalist Natasha Ray claimed that France's First Lady Brigitte Macron was born as a man. She has been acquitted in a defamation case.

“Natasha Ray's victory against Brigitte Macron and Jean-Michel Tronio, the appellate court has acquitted Natasha Ray, who plans to file a direct counter-suit against Brigitte and Jean-Michel Tronio for providing the court with fraudulent false information,” wrote her lawyer.

On February 6, Ray announced her plans to file a lawsuit and accused the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron of document forgery.