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Eugene

(66,211 posts) Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:32 PM Jul 23

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron sue far-right podcaster Candace Owens over false claims French president's wife is a man

Source: The Independent

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron sue far-right podcaster Candace Owens over false claims French president’s wife is a man

Defamation lawsuit accuses Owens of spreading ‘grotesque narrative’ across platforms in ‘campaign of global humiliation’

Alex Woodward
in New York
Wednesday 23 July 2025 17:22 BST

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron have filed a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens over the far-right influencer’s “relentless and unjustified smear campaign” falsely accusing Brigitte of being a man.

The 219-page defamation complaint filed in Delaware state court on Wednesday accuses Owens of proliferating “demonstrably false” claims through her platforms, including in an eight-part podcast and on social media, designed to feed a “frenzied fan base” in “pursuit of fame,” the Macrons allege.

“These lies have caused tremendous damage to the Macrons,” according to the lawsuit, which names Owens as well her business entities, which are incorporated in Delaware.

The false claims have subjected the Macrons to a “campaign of global humiliation, turning their lives into fodder for profit-driven lies,” the complaint says.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brigitte-macron-candace-owens-trans-lawsuit-b2794604.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/emmanuel-brigitte-macron-sue-far-152826312.html

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Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron sue far-right podcaster Candace Owens over false claims French president's wife is a man (Original Post) Eugene Jul 23 OP

So glad to hear annalog Jul 23 #1

The thing is, even if it were true, why would somebody feel the need to defame a person online for that? Wiz Imp Jul 23 #6

Because annalog Jul 23 #7

I know it's not true. The point was to point out that they even pick the most ridiculous things to lie about. Wiz Imp Jul 23 #8

Yep annalog Jul 23 #9

It may be a good thing Turbineguy Jul 23 #2

Wish all the lying RW "influencers" would get sued when they spew their outrageous lies. Midnight Writer Jul 23 #3

Well, think about all the costs involved in such a suit. Not just the money, niyad Jul 23 #5

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annalog

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1. So glad to hear

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:34 PM

Jul 23

I hope they sue her for all the money she has. It’s a case easy enough to prove. Candace is an evil magat. Maybe SHE is really a man

I despise all magats