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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have filed a new defamation lawsuit against US podcaster Candace Owens, accusing her of continuing to question the French first lady’s gender identity, Anadolu Agency reported.
The lawsuit was filed on Nov. 4 in a federal court in Tennessee, where Owens resides.
Owens confirmed the legal action in a post on “X” on Monday, saying the couple had filed “a NEW set of claims” against her. She said the complaint referred to 88 instances and mentioned a character she calls “Brigitte-Doll”, adding that the character would make no further statements.
The complaint alleges that Owens continued to spread claims that Brigitte Macron was born male and assumed the identity of her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux.
The Macrons also allege that Owens used the claims to promote her independent platform, attract public attention and generate revenue. They accuse her of repeating the allegations after they launched their first legal action in 2025.
The new lawsuit follows an October ruling by a Delaware judge that limited the scope of the couple’s earlier defamation case, filed in July 2025. The judge dismissed claims against Owens personally on statute-of-limitations grounds but allowed the case against companies associated with her to proceed.
In 2025, Owens published a series of videos titled “Becoming Brigitte” discussing claims about the French first lady’s identity.
