President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron have filed a 218‑page, 22‑count defamation lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court against U.S. conservative commentator Candace Owens. The suit, seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages and a jury trial, accuses Owens of inciting “a campaign of global humiliation” to boost her fame and revenue.
Owens has repeatedly alleged that Brigitte Macron was born male under the name Jean‑Michel Trogneux, the name of Brigitte’s brother, and that she fraudulently assumed her identity.
The lawsuit argues that multiple retraction requests were ignored and that Owens persistently promoted sensationalist falsehoods via her eight‑part “Becoming Brigitte” podcast, social media posts, and branded merchandise.
Owens’ team frames the lawsuit as a direct assault on her First Amendment rights. They argue she’s being silenced and that—far from recoiling—she’s doubling down, having requested an interview with Brigitte and promising to respond on her podcast.
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