- Legal Showdown: Brigitte Macron Takes Candace Owens to Court Over “Ongoing Investigation” Claims
In a landmark defamation suit filed on July 23, 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron have accused Candace Owens of orchestrating a “campaign of global humiliation” through her eight-part podcast series Becoming Brigitte. Owens has persistently claimed without credible evidence that Brigitte was born as a man named Jean‑Michel Trogneux, alleging that she secretly transitioned, fathered her children, and even plotted to cover up a journalist’s murder.
Owens has regularly promoted these contentions in her show, positioning them as the culmination of her own “investigation.” She markets them via merchandise labeling Brigitte the “Man of the Year,” and continues doubling down publicly refusing all retraction demands.
The Macrons are pursuing 22 counts of defamation and “false light” claims in Delaware Superior Court, seeking damages and a jury trial. The case hinges on proving “actual malice,” given the public-figure standard in U.S. defamation law.
Candace Owens has responded defiantly, calling the suit a “political conspiracy” aimed at silencing her and vowing to meet the Macrons in court.
