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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have sued journalist Candace Owens for defamation—over claims that the French First Lady is a man.
The suit was filed in Delaware, not France, and Owens says it was leaked to the press before it was even served to her—suggesting this is more PR stunt than legal strategy.
Owens practically dared the Macrons to sue her in her Becoming Brigitte series, which raises legitimate questions about the couple’s murky past and the First Lady’s unaddressed aberrations. She also gave them multiple chances to respond before publishing. They declined.
One of Owens’ central claims is that Brigitte Macron—then a 39-year-old teacher—was in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student who would later become her husband. Will the Macrons defend that allegation in open court?
In defamation cases, truth is an absolute defense.
So, are the Macrons prepared to prove, under oath, that the First Lady is biologically female? Will they actually comply with discovery? Or is this just damage control—after already losing two libel suits in France against journalists who made the same claim?
If they expect Owens to settle this and let it go, in my opinion, they’ve poked the wrong Mama Bear.