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Brigitte Macron faces lawsuit after being filmed using sexist slur at Paris theatre

Brigitte Macron
Brigitte Macron issued an apology, saying: ‘I am sorry if I hurt women victims,’ but added that the remarks were ‘private’ comments. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AP

Brigitte Macron is facing a legal complaint from several organisations, including women’s rights groups, after she was filmed saying feminist protesters at a theatre show in Paris were “stupid bitches”.

More than 300 women – specifically 343, a historically symbolic number in French feminism – this week filed the complaint against the French first lady for public insult.

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