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Macrons Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Candace Owens in Delaware

ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, JUL 23 – The Macrons accuse Owens of knowingly spreading false claims about Brigitte Macron's gender and conspiracy theories, seeking damages in a rare defamation case involving a world leader.

  • President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claims that France's first lady was born male.
  • The Macrons said in a lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court that Ms Owens has waged a lie-filled "campaign of global humiliation" to promote her podcast and expand her "frenzied" fan base.
  • To prevail in US defamation cases, public figures must show defendants engaged in "actual malice," a tough legal standard requiring proof the defendants knew what they published was false or had reckless disregard for its truth.
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A lawyer of the French presidential couple stated that he would claim "substantial" damages from the American conservative influencer Candace Owens if she persisted in asserting that Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron, is a man.

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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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