Brigitte Macron faces backlash for using slur against feminist protesters

The office for France’s first lady said ‘in no way was she attacking a cause’ (Thomas Padilla/AP)

Brigitte Macron has faced criticism after video emerged of her using a slur to denounce feminist protesters.

The scene filmed on Sunday showed France’s first lady in discussion backstage at the Folies Bergere theatre in Paris with Ary Abittan, a French actor and humourist previously accused of rape, before a performance he was about to give.