Overview

• Lead counsel Tom Clare said the court will see expert testimony of a scientific nature and photographs showing Brigitte Macron pregnant and with her children, presented under evidentiary rules.
• The 218-page lawsuit, filed July 23 in Delaware, alleges Owens propagated verifiably false claims that Brigitte Macron was born male and engaged in a campaign of global humiliation.
• Owens’ motion to dismiss argues lack of personal jurisdiction in Delaware, application of France’s three‑month defamation limitations period under Delaware’s borrowing statute, and forum non conveniens.
• The court has not ruled on the dismissal request, no trial date has been set, and Clare indicated both Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron are prepared to testify.
• In related French proceedings, a 2024 libel win against bloggers who originated the rumor was overturned on appeal this year on freedom‑of‑expression grounds and is now before the Court de Cassation.