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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Melvin Gascon

Outrage After Candace Owens Linked Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron to 'Gay Elite'

Candace Owens, speaking here at a recent podcast, faces a defamation lawsuit from French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte after alleging that global leaders belong to a “gay elite.” (Credit: YouTube)

Conservative political commentator Candace Owens has triggered worldwide backlash after claiming that several world leaders, including Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron, and Volodymyr Zelensky, belong to a so-called 'gay elite.'

Her remarks, made across recent broadcasts and social media posts, were condemned as homophobic, defamatory, and conspiratorial by fact-checkers and rights groups. Owens's statements, dismissed by independent verifiers as baseless disinformation, have now escalated into a major international legal battle.

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