Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens

Legal battle escalates as far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have brought a fresh defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in her home state of Tennessee, in an escalation of a transatlantic legal battle as the far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man. The Macrons first sued Owens and her media companies in July 2025 in Delaware in response to what the