Brigitte Macron vs the Transvestigators

Kathy Sheridan: Is Brigitte Macron wise to sue a rightwing podcaster over crackpot claims she was born a man?

On one level, the Macrons versus Candace Owens promises rare entertainment for the masses. Yet there is something poignant about plaintiffs feeling compelled to include family photographs of herself as a child

Brigitte Macron vs the transvestigators

“On behalf of the entire world, I will see you in court.” Candace Owens was doubling down on her crusade against the French first lady Brigitte Macron, who with her husband Emmanuel launched a defamation lawsuit against the Right-wing agitator last week. Their grievance? That Owens had tried to convince her more than four million YouTube subscribers that Brigitte had been born a boy by the name Jean-Michel Trogneux. In reality, Trogneux is Brigi…

Candace Owens insists 'they'll fake kill' French president's wife for 'being a man'

Right-wing podcast host Candace Owens predicted that unnamed people would "fake kill" Bridgette Macron, wife of the French president, before a lawsuit over the MAGA celebrity's claims that she's really a man make it to court.On her Monday podcast, Owens responded after the Macrons sued her for sayin...

The Macrons v. Candace Owens: consequences for conspiracy theorists?

Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing American podcaster Candace Owens, who has long claimed that France's first lady was born male.The unfounded allegation has become "one of the biggest fake news stories worldwide", Emmanuelle Anizon, who has written a book on the origins of the rumour, told The Guardian. "A billion people have seen it." But now the Macrons appear to have had enough.Heinous an…