Macrons Hit Candace Owens With New Defamation Lawsuit
(MENAFN) Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have opened a second legal front against US podcaster Candace Owens, filing a fresh defamation suit over her continued claims about the French first lady’s gender identity.
The complaint was lodged Nov. 4 in a federal court in Tennessee, Owens’ home state.
Owens confirmed the filing Monday in a post on X, telling followers the couple had brought “a NEW set of claims” against her. She said the complaint cites 88 instances and references a character she calls “Brigitte-Doll,” which she said would make no further statements.
According to the filing, Owens kept pushing assertions that Brigitte Macron was born male and took on the identity of her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux. The couple allege she used the claims to boost her independent platform, draw public attention and generate revenue. They further accuse her of repeating the allegations after they launched their first legal action in 2025.
The new suit arrives weeks after a Delaware judge narrowed the couple’s earlier case, filed in July 2025. In October, the judge threw out the claims against Owens personally on statute-of-limitations grounds but let the case proceed against companies tied to her.
Owens released a series of videos in 2025 titled “Becoming Brigitte,” in which she discussed claims about the first lady’s identity.
The complaint was lodged Nov. 4 in a federal court in Tennessee, Owens’ home state.
Owens confirmed the filing Monday in a post on X, telling followers the couple had brought “a NEW set of claims” against her. She said the complaint cites 88 instances and references a character she calls “Brigitte-Doll,” which she said would make no further statements.
According to the filing, Owens kept pushing assertions that Brigitte Macron was born male and took on the identity of her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux. The couple allege she used the claims to boost her independent platform, draw public attention and generate revenue. They further accuse her of repeating the allegations after they launched their first legal action in 2025.
The new suit arrives weeks after a Delaware judge narrowed the couple’s earlier case, filed in July 2025. In October, the judge threw out the claims against Owens personally on statute-of-limitations grounds but let the case proceed against companies tied to her.
Owens released a series of videos in 2025 titled “Becoming Brigitte,” in which she discussed claims about the first lady’s identity.
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