# Brigitte Macron launches new legal action against Candace Owens over ridiculous claim the French president’s wife is a man

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brigitte-macron-launches-new-legal-action-against-candace-owens-over-ridiculous-claim-the-french-presidents-wife-is-a-man/
- Published: 2026-11-10T07:46:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T08:04:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16280477/Brigitte-Macron-launches-new-legal-action-against-Candace-Owens-ridiculous-claim-French-presidents-wife-man.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- The Macrons have filed a new US defamation suit against Candace Owens.
- The Tennessee case follows a jurisdictional setback in Delaware.
- Owens says the lawsuit is politically motivated.

## Summary

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have filed a new defamation lawsuit in Tennessee against US commentator Candace Owens, alleging that she continues to spread false claims about Brigitte Macron’s gender and has profited from them. The case matters because it opens a new legal route after a judge in an earlier Delaware case ruled that Owens could not be sued personally there, although claims against two companies linked to her were allowed to proceed.

The 411-page complaint says Owens doubled down after the first lawsuit, using her podcast, merchandise and donation appeals to promote the claims. The Macrons say their case is about alleged lies that they misled the public and concealed crimes, not about being transgender or gay. Owens has described the action as politically motivated and an attempt to suppress free speech; the claims about Brigitte Macron have circulated since 2017 and gained wider attention after Owens began discussing them in 2024.

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