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Macrons Sue Candace Owens in Delaware Over False Gender Conspiracy

It underscores the Macrons’ cross-border defamation battle under U.S. legal standards versus those of French courts.

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Candace Owens with her British husband George Farmer — Nigel Farage is said to have played Cupid in their relationship
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Overview

  • On July 23, 2025, President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron filed a 219-page defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in Delaware Superior Court.
  • The complaint alleges that Owens knowingly propagated false claims in a multi-part YouTube series that Brigitte Macron was born a man, and it seeks unspecified punitive damages along with a jury trial.
  • President Macron’s participation is unprecedented as a French appeals court recently overturned the couple’s 2024 defamation victory, which they have appealed to France’s Cour de Cassation.
  • The lawsuit highlights the challenge of applying America’s actual malice standard to cross-border defamation claims lodged by public figures.
  • The gender-swap conspiracy originated in a December 2021 YouTube broadcast and has been boosted by far-right and anti-vaccine accounts, reflecting broader distrust in institutions.