Media: Brigitte Macron listed with male name on official tax portal

The wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte Macron, was mistakenly registered under the male name “Jean-Michel” on France’s official tax portal.

The revelation comes from a BFMTV documentary, as per Caliber.Az. In a preview of the film, Tristan Bommé, head of the First Lady’s administration, described the incident, which occurred in September of last year during a routine check of Brigitte Macron’s tax records.

Instead of her correct name, a male name appeared in the portal. The documentary notes that the error was not due to a technical issue but the result of external interference.

The Élysée Palace took the matter seriously, and Brigitte Macron filed a formal complaint. Investigators were able to identify two individuals who were possibly responsible for the data tampering.

Claims about Brigitte Macron allegedly being born male first surfaced in 2022. In response, she filed a defamation lawsuit against medium Amandine Roy and journalist Natacha Rey, who had published a video in 2021 promoting the false claims. 

In March 2024, Emmanuel Macron publicly refuted the rumours, calling them false and noting that such statements angered him. In June 2024, a trial began in Paris, resulting in Roy and Rey being fined €13,500 in September.

For several years, Brigitte Macron has actively fought this conspiracy theory. The Macrons have filed multiple defamation suits, including a complaint against American commentator Candace Owens. To definitively silence the rumours, the First Lady now plans to undergo a genetic test to confirm her female biological identity.

Earlier reports indicated that the Macron family’s legal team hired private investigators to collect information on Owens.

By Tamilla Hasanova