Macrons Sue Candace Owens Over Claim That France’s First Lady Was Born a Man

The couple accuses Owens of publishing ‘outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions’ to ‘promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money.’

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French first lady Brigitte Macron arrives with her husband, President Macron, at the prime minister’s residence at London on July 9, 2025. Alberto Pezzali - Pool/Getty Images

NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Published: Jul 23, 2025, 12:52 PM ET
Updated:Jul 23, 2025, 03:09 PM ET

President Macron and his wife Brigette are taking an American political commentator, Candace Owens, to court for championing a conspiracy theory about the biological sex of France’s first lady.

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