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Macrons file lawsuit against right-wing US podcaster over transgender claims

Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte at a dinner for NATO heads of states in The Hague, Netherlands on 24 June, 2025. © Toby Melville / Reuters

Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against a right-wing US podcaster who claimed the spouse of the French president used to be a man.

The 218-page complaint against Candace Owens, who has millions of followers on X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube, was filed by the Macrons in the Delaware Superior Court and seeks a jury trial and unspecified punitive damages.

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