Washington — French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing podcast host Candace Owens on Wednesday in response to claims she peddled that France's first lady was born a man.

The 22-count complaint was filed in Delaware Superior Court and seeks an unspecified amount of damages from Owens, who broadcast an eight-part series spreading a host of allegations about the Macrons, including that Brigitte Macron was born a man, stole another person's identity and transitioned to a woman.

File: France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive for a dinner hosted by the king and queen of the Netherlands during the 2025 NATO Summit on June 24, 2025 at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Omar Havana

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