Brigitte Macron used a slur to criticize protesters who had interrupted a show by a French comedian accused of rape in 2021, in a case that was dismissed.

Brigitte Macron was facing criticism on Tuesday after video emerged of her using a slur to denounce feminist protesters. The scene filmed Sunday showed France’s first lady in discussion backstage at the Folies Bergère theatre in Paris with Ary Abittan, a French actor and humorist previously accused of rape, before a performance he was about to give. Before Sunday's performance, Brigitte Macron asked him how he was feeling.