Overview
- In a BBC podcast, attorney Tom Clare said the couple will submit expert testimony of a scientific nature and photographs to refute the claim, without detailing the materials, though pregnancy images could be included.
- The lawsuit, filed in Delaware in July, alleges Owens knowingly amplified false statements after rejecting corrections to boost her profile and make money.
- Owens has asked the Delaware court to throw out the case for lack of proper jurisdiction and continues to defend her statements as protected speech.
- In France, two bloggers previously convicted over the same rumor were acquitted on appeal in July, and Brigitte Macron has appealed the ruling to the Court of Cassation.
- Advocates and commentators caution that attempting to prove someone’s sex in court risks reinforcing stigma toward transgender people.