French first lady Brigitte Macron has also taken legal action in France to combat claims she was born a man. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a new defamation lawsuit in the US last week against right-wing influencer Candace Owens, who claims the French president's wife is a transgender woman.
The Macrons filed suit in a federal court in the southern state of Tennessee, where Owens resides, arguing that the conservative podcaster has "used this false statement to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money."
Owens confirmed the lawsuit Monday, writing on X, that the "Macrons have indeed filed a NEW set of claims against me."
The latest filing comes after a judge limited the scope of their previous complaint at the end of October, for a case that was filed in Delaware in 2025.
