MACRONS VS. OWENS: FRANCE’S FIRST COUPLE SUES PODCASTER OVER WILD CLAIMS
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte just turned the legal heat up in Delaware, filing a 22-count defamation suit against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens. Why? Owens has been loudly (and falsely) claiming that Brigitte Macron was born a man and stole someone else’s identity—specifically, that she was originally Jean-Michel Trogneux, actually the name of Brigitte’s brother. The Macrons say Owens launched a global “campaign of humiliation” to boost her podcast fame, ignoring repeated demands to retract these “outrageous, defamatory” claims.
The complaint accuses Owens of relentless worldwide bullying, distorting the couple’s personal lives into a grotesque, profit-driven narrative. Owens fired back on her podcast, calling the lawsuit full of inaccuracies and a desperate PR stunt, denying prior knowledge of the suit despite ongoing legal talks.
This rare U.S. lawsuit by a sitting world leader spotlights the clash between free speech and defamation, with the Macrons demanding compensation and an end to Owens’ harassment. Talk about politics meeting podcast drama.
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