London: The daughter of Brigitte Macron has testified about the damage to her mother from false claims that she was born a man, in an extraordinary court case that will decide whether those who spread the rumours should be jailed for harassment.

The dramatic hearing in a Paris courtroom came as French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife also pursue a defamation claim in the US courts against an American right-wing commentator for making the same assertions.

Tiphaine Auziere, Brigitte Macron’s daughter, arrives at court. Credit: AP

The testimony from Tiphaine Auziere, 41, was a key moment on the second day of the criminal trial in Paris, after the prosecution laid out charges against 10 people, ranging from an art gallery owner to an online fortune-teller.

If found guilty, the d

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