Candace Owens responds to Macrons' lawsuit over transgender allegations
The lawsuit, filed earlier this week in a US court, accuses Owens of spreading 'false and defamatory claims' - including that Brigitte Macron was born male, that the couple are blood relatives, and that Emmanuel Macron is a product of a CIA mind control program.
According to the filing, the allegations were made 'to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money,' and amounted to 'relentless bullying on a worldwide scale.'
In a video posted to her YouTube channel on Wednesday, Owens shared a message intended for Brigitte Macron with her 4.5 million subscribers: 'You were born a man and you'll die a man,' adding that she is 'fully prepared to take on this battle on behalf of the entire world' and that she will see the French president's spouse in court.
The Macrons filed a 219-page lawsuit in the US state of Delaware earlier in the day, alleging 22 counts of defamation against Owens. The complaint includes 99 pages of factual claims and evidence such as Brigitte Macron's childhood photos, birth records, and documentation of her three children with her first husband.
The document says Owens has turned the couple's life 'into fodder for profit-driven lies.'
Suing the podcaster was 'the last resort,' as she ignored all requests to stop her activities, Macron's lead counsel Tom Clare told CNN.
Owens has repeatedly attacked Mrs. Macron on social media. In 2024, she posted a video titled 'Is France's First Lady a Man?' Earlier this year, she shared an investigation called 'Becoming Brigitte.'
The rumors about Brigitte date back to 2021, when Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey posted a four-hour video alleging she was born a man. However, this July, the Paris Appeals Court overturned the fines put on the bloggers following Mrs. Macron's 2022 lawsuit. The court ruled out the women acted in 'good faith' and that their allegations were an expression of belief.
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