The French leader has filed a defamation suit against US right-wing commentator Candace Owens for alleging Brigitte Macron was born male<\/p>\n
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, intend to provide a US court with photographic and scientific evidence that they claim will prove that the first lady is a woman, the couple\u2019s lawyer has told the BBC. The materials will be submitted as part of a defamation lawsuit filed by the Macrons against US right-wing commentator Candace Owens, who has claimed that Brigitte Macron was born a man.
\nTom Clare, who represents the Macrons in the case, told the BBC\u2019s Fame Under Fire podcast on Thursday that they wish to disprove the allegations \u201cboth generically and specifically.\u201d Owens\u2019 claims regarding Brigitte Macron have been \u201cincredibly upsetting\u201d to the French president, Clare said.
\nHe\u00a0noted that while the process of proving that she is a woman before the court is in no way a pleasurable experience for the French first lady, \u201cshe is firmly resolved to do what it takes to set the record straight.\u201d
\nThe Macrons filed the lawsuit in July in the US state of Delaware, accusing the conservative Youtuber, who has millions of subscribers, of falsely claiming that Brigitte Macron was born male, that the couple are blood relatives, and that Emmanuel Macron is a product of a CIA mind control program.<\/p>\n
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Owens\u2019 lawyers filed a counter lawsuit, arguing that the case should not have been filed in Delaware, citing high legal costs that the right-wing influencer would incur.
\nSpeaking in July, the right-wing personality doubled down on her claims, adding that she was \u201cfully prepared to take on this battle on behalf of the entire world.\u201d
\nThe rumors about Brigitte date back to at least 2021, when self-proclaimed \u2018spiritual medium\u2019 Amandine Roy interviewed independent journalist Natacha Rey, who claimed that Brigitte Macron was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.
\nThe Macrons filed a defamation lawsuit in France and initially won it in 2024, only for the ruling to be overturned on appeal in July 2025 on freedom of expression grounds.
\n24 years his senior, France\u2019s first lady met Emmanuel Macron when he was 15 and she was his literature teacher at school. The couple got married in 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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