The suit seeks damages after the podcaster claimed Brigitte Macron is a man. The French president and his wife said the statement caused “pain to us and our families.”

The far-right influencer is accused of a "campaign of global humiliation" and "relentless bullying" against France's first lady, Brigitte Macron.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation suit against right-wing Candace Owens, who claims the first lady was born a man.

The suit seeks damages after the podcaster claimed Brigitte Macron is a man. The French president and his wife said the statement caused “pain to us and our families.”

According to the Macrons, Owens's podcast series spread 'verifiably false and devastating lies'.

Il presidente francese Emmanuel Macron e la moglie Brigitte Macron hanno deciso di non fare sconti a chi ha messo in giro false teorie e sporto cos&ig...

Owens has claimed that France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, is a man, and that French president is controlled by CIA

L'influencer di destra americana ha sostenuto che la first lady francese sarebbe nata uomo e che Emmanuel sia frutto di un esperimento della CIA

Ein Jahr lang soll Frankreichs Präsidentenpaar versucht haben, die umstrittene Kommentatorin davon zu überzeugen, ihre Behauptungen über Brigitte Macron zurückzuziehen. Jetzt…

France’s first couple accuse Candace Owens of waging ‘relentless and unjustified smear campaign’

Candace Owens behauptet, Brigitte Macron sei ein Mann. Nun hat Frankreichs Präsidentenpaar die Influencerin verklagt und will selbst aussagen

False claim that Brigitte Macron was born a man has roots in pandemic-era France as distrust of politicians peaked