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Macrons Sue Candace Owens in Delaware Over False Gender Claims

Filed July 23 in Delaware Superior Court, the 218-page complaint accuses Owens of publishing baseless conspiracies about Brigitte Macron’s birth identity; it demands compensatory and punitive damages.

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France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend a ceremony during their visit to The British Museum in London, Britain, July 9, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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L: Candace Owens is seen on set of "Candace" on April 19, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. R: French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive at Downing Street on July 9, 2025 in London, England.

Overview

  • The Macrons lodged a 22-count defamation suit against Owens and her business entities, seeking a jury trial alongside unspecified compensatory and punitive awards.
  • The complaint alleges Owens ignored repeated retraction demands and knowingly spread claims that Brigitte Macron was born Jean-Michel Trogneux and that the president was linked to a CIA MKUltra mind-control program.
  • It cites Owens’s eight-part “Becoming Brigitte” podcast and related merchandise as evidence of a profit-driven campaign built on demonstrably false narratives.
  • To prevail under US public-figure defamation law, the Macrons must prove Owens acted with actual malice, a high standard that could influence future cross-border disinformation litigation.
  • The US filing complements Brigitte Macron’s appeal of a reversed libel conviction in France, underscoring the couple’s dual legal strategy against transphobic conspiracy theories.