French President Macron, wife Brigitte sue Candace Owens for defamation from transgender claim

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, sued right-wing podcaster Candace Owens for repeatedly falsely claiming that Brigitte Macron "is in fact a man

At the same time, "The Delaware Superior Court civil complaint says that Owens used the "false statement

To mote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money, amid market uncertainty

On the other hand, Mark Kerrison | In Pictures | Getty ImagesFrench President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, on Wednesday sued right-wing vocateur podcaster Candace Owens for repeatedly falsely claiming that Brigitte Macron "is in fact a man, considering recent developments

Furthermore, "The Macrons' 22-count civil lawsuit accusing Owens of defamation and false light alleges that Owens, since March 2024, has "used this false statement" Brigitte Macron "to mote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money

Moreover, Additionally, ""Owens disregarded all credible evidence disving her claim in favor of platforming known conspiracy theorists and ven defamers," the lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court says. "And rather than engage with President and Mrs

Macron's attempts to set the record straight, Owens mocked them and used them as additional fodder for her frenzied fan base," says the suit, which notes that Brigitte Macron bore three children from her first husband

The evidence shows leads to the conclusion that complaint says that Owens' allegedly knowingly false statements the Macrons include claims that they are blood relatives who have committed incest, and that President Macron was chosen to be president as part of a CIA-operated gram or "similar mind-control gram. "The statements were made in an eight-part podcast, "Becoming Brigitte," and in accompanying posts on the social media site X, the suit says, in today's market environment. "These lies have caused tremendous damage to the Macrons," the suit says, in today's market environment

Conversely, The complaint seeks monetary damages to be determined at trial

However, The Macrons are being represented in the suit by the law firm Clare Locke

Moreover, And its cable networks, including Fox News, to resolve a defamation suit related to claims the 2020 presidential election. "If ever there was a -cut case of defamation, this is it," said the firm's attorney Tom Clare, the lawsuit filed by the Macrons

The Macrons, in a statement, said, "Because Ms

Owens systematically reaffirmed these falsehoods in response to each of our attorneys' repeated requests for a retraction, we ultimately that referring the matter to a court of law was the only remaining avenue for remedy

Owens' campaign of defamation was plainly designed to harass and cause pain to us and our families and to garner attention and notoriety

We gave her every opportunity to back away from these claims, but she refused," the couple said. "It's our earnest hope that this lawsuit will set the record straight and end this campaign of defamation once and for all. "A spokesperson for Owens, in a statement to CNBC, said "Candace Owens is not shutting up

This's a foreign government attacking the First Amendment rights of an American independent journalist. ""Candace repeatedly requested an interview with Brigitte Macron," the spokesperson said (which is quite significant)

Conversely, "Instead of offering a, Brigitte is reing to trying to bully a reporter into submission. ""In France, politicians can bully journalists, but this is not France

Nevertheless, Candace will address everything on her show today, where she will continue to express her First Amendment rights. "Owens, on July 2, published on her website a letter from Clare Locke to her attorney demanding that Owens "and the entities she controls retract her false and defamatory statements" the Macrons (remarkable data), in light of current trends.