[Global Times Special Correspondent in France Dong Ming and Lin Zeyu] Regarding the rumors that his wife Brigitte Macron is a "transsexual", French President Macron changed his previous silent attitude and responded for the first time on the 8th, saying that this statement is "Fa

[Global Times special correspondent in France Dong Ming and Lin Zeyu] Regarding the rumors that his wife Brigitte Macron is a "transgender", French President Macron changed his previous silent attitude and responded for the first time on the 8th, saying that this statement is "false".

File picture of French President Macron and his wife Brigitte

According to a French TV report on the 8th, on the sidelines of the French constitutional amendment ceremony to "officially write abortion into the constitution", when asked by a reporter, "The worst thing about being president" When asked "What are the memories?", Macron responded that "the strong women who accompany him are subject to sexism."

French "Le Figaro" stated that although in the interview, Macron did not take the initiative to mention the rumors about his wife Brigitte "who was born a male and later transitioned to a female", he expressed his anger for the first time. And frustration: "The worst thing is false information and fabricated scripts. People will eventually believe them and even disturb your intimate relationship."

Macron criticized that crazy "brainless" remarks are rampant on online platforms, and he He believes that the most effective solution is to "strengthen public order management on social media" and calls for "law and justice" to combat rumors.

According to "Le Figaro", since Macron was elected president of France in 2017, rumors about his wife have emerged one after another. Rumors that Brigitte is a "transgender" were spread on a large scale in 2021. Recently, Macron's stepdaughter Tiffany Ozier mentioned the matter in an interview and once again attracted public attention. "When I hear the comments circulating on social networks about my mother being a man, I feel worried about society," Ozier said. She also said that when she was 10 years old, she discovered that her mother was in love with the young Macron. She felt "hurt".

Radio France International reported that former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and former US First Lady Michelle Obama were also troubled by "transgender" rumors.