French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are preparing to submit scientific and photographic evidence to a US court to prove Brigitte is a woman.

France's first couple will provide the material as part of a defamation case they have launched against US conservative influencer Candace Owens, who has claimed Brigitte was born a man.

The Macrons' lawyer, Tom Clare, told the BBC the claims had been "terribly upsetting" for the couple and had been a "distraction" for the French president.

Owens' legal team has responded with a motion to dismiss the claim.

Clare says there will be "expert testimony that will come out that will be scientific in nature".

It will show "both generically and specifically" that the allegations are false.

"It is incredibly upsetting to thin

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