Candace Owens replies to Macrons’ legal action over transgender claims
(MENAFN) American conservative commentator Candace Owens has pledged to contest a defamation lawsuit filed by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, after Owens repeatedly alleged that France’s first lady is transgender.
Filed in a U.S. court earlier this week, the lawsuit accuses Owens of spreading false and defamatory claims—including assertions that Brigitte Macron was born male, that the Macrons are related by blood, and that President Macron is the result of a CIA mind control experiment.
The suit claims Owens made these allegations to boost her online platform, attract attention, and generate profit, describing her behavior as “relentless global bullying.”
In a video addressed to Brigitte Macron and posted to her 4.5 million YouTube followers on Wednesday, Owens doubled down, saying, “You were born a man and you’ll die a man,” and declared she is “fully prepared to take on this battle on behalf of the entire world,” promising to face Brigitte in court.
The Macrons submitted a 219-page lawsuit in Delaware, listing 22 counts of defamation. The filing includes 99 pages of evidence, such as Brigitte Macron’s childhood photos, birth certificate, and proof of her three children from a previous marriage. The couple claims Owens has exploited their lives for “profit-driven lies.”
Tom Clare, the Macrons’ lead attorney, told CNN the legal action was a last resort after Owens ignored repeated requests to stop spreading the claims.
Owens has consistently targeted Brigitte Macron in her social media content. In 2024, she released a video titled “Is France’s First Lady a Man?” and earlier this year published an online investigation called “Becoming Brigitte.”
The origins of the rumors trace back to a 2021 video by bloggers Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey. Although Brigitte Macron sued the bloggers in 2022, a Paris Appeals Court overturned the fines against them in July 2025, ruling the women acted in “good faith” and were expressing a belief, not intentionally defaming the first lady.
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