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Emmanuel Macron says he is suing US influencer to 'defend his honour' over ludicrous claims wife Brigitte was born a man - as he aims 'free speech' dig at Trump
DAILYMAIL.COM ^ | 21 August 2025 | PERKIN AMALARAJ

Posted on 08/21/2025 4:26:10 AM PDT by dennisw

French president Emmanuel Macron has claimed the lawsuit he and his wife have filed against right-wing American influencer Candace Owens was put forward to 'defend his honour.'

Since last year, 36-year-old Owens has espoused a crackpot theory to her four million YouTube subscribers that Macron's 72-year-old wife Brigitte was born a man.

Owens launched a podcast series called Becoming Brigitte, in which she delves into the conspiracy. She claims that Brigitte was born under the name 'Jean-Michel Trogneux.'

Her actions led Macron and his wife to file a lawsuit in the US against Owens in July, claiming that they had 'suffered substantial reputational damage' and spent 'considerable sums of money to correct the public record.'

Macron told Paris Match that while he was warned that taking legal action against Owens may result in the '"Streisand effect", drawing even more attention to these lies... It grew so big in the United States that we had to respond.

'It is a matter of upholding the truth. It’s about defending my honour. Because this is nonsense.'

He also hit out at the Trump administration, dismissing arguments that his lawsuits was an impingement on free speech.

Referring to the Trump administration's decision to ban some mainstream outlets, he said: 'It is not freedom of speech to want to prevent the truth from being restored. Those who talk about this supposed freedom of speech are the people who ban journalists from the Oval Office. I don’t accept that.'

Instead, he claims, Owens 'knew very well that she was using false news to cause damage, in the service of an ideology and with established connections with the far Right.'

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To: lee martell
I had heard that the Macrons had already decided not to sue her for defamation.

That would be exactly as Candace predicted. She said on Tucker that this was all bluster and would never go to trial. She seemed positively anxious to have the details hashed out in court.
101 posted on 08/21/2025 11:30:53 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: Bob434
Westboro Baptist

They were one of the original Deep State psy-ops meant to move the political needle in the Deep State's desired direction.
102 posted on 08/21/2025 11:32:15 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: Bob434
Yeah I haven’t either. Glad they are gone or disbanded or whatever- they were vile through and through

The head guy there, Fred Phelps, died in 2014. Look up his connection with Al Gore. That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the Westboro Baptist front group.
103 posted on 08/21/2025 11:36:25 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: Bob434
They were a despicable group of haters agit prop agents provocateur.

Fixed it for you.
104 posted on 08/21/2025 11:39:43 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: nitzy

I’m thinking more Freeps watch the View or Oprah than are lettin’ on.


105 posted on 08/21/2025 7:24:24 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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To: philman_36

Do you watch The View or Oprag?


106 posted on 08/21/2025 7:25:35 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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To: Clutch Martin

It would not bother me in the slightest to have a dna test and announce my sex.

I have nothing to hide and am proud of being a bio male.


107 posted on 08/23/2025 4:29:08 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8

“It would not bother me in the slightest to have a dna test and announce my sex.

I have nothing to hide and am proud of being a bio male.”

Personnally I would not submit to nor mistake dominance and distain for the respect of my privacy. Especially towards bullying, which is clearly on display by these untoward remarks targeting the Macrons or anyone else!


108 posted on 08/23/2025 5:38:51 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't taking no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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