Controversial media determine Candace Owens is now on the middle of a global authorized battle, as French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit in opposition to her. The couple is accusing Owens of spreading what they name “invasive, dehumanizing, and deeply unjust” rumors—particularly, a conspiracy idea claiming that Brigitte Macron is secretly a transgender girl.
The Macrons issued a prolonged assertion to The Guardian, slamming the accusations as “outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions,” which embrace claims that “Mrs Macron was born a person, stole one other individual’s identification, and transitioned to grow to be Brigitte; Mrs Macron and President Macron are blood family members committing incest; President Macron was chosen to be the President of France as a part of the CIA-operated MKUltra program or the same mind-control program; and Mrs Macron and President Macron are committing forgery, fraud, and abuses of energy to hide these secrets and techniques.”
They added, “As a result of Ms Owens systematically reaffirmed these falsehoods in response to every of our attorneys’ repeated requests for a retraction, we in the end concluded that referring the matter to a court docket of regulation was the one remaining avenue. Ms Owens’ marketing campaign of defamation was plainly designed to harass and trigger ache to us and our households and to garner consideration and notoriety. We gave her each alternative to again away from these claims, however she refused. It’s our earnest hope that this lawsuit will set the report straight and finish this marketing campaign of defamation as soon as and for all.”
In line with the Macrons, the conspiracy theories have triggered a wave of “international humiliation” and “relentless bullying,” pushing them to spend vital quantities of cash making an attempt to right the general public narrative.
Owens didn’t hesitate to reply. On Wednesday, she posted a photograph of the French first couple on Instagram with the caption, “I can be coming for this wig in the present day. Keep tuned.” She additionally promised to handle the state of affairs on her subsequent podcast episode.
A spokesperson for Owens additionally issued a press release to The Guardian, framing the lawsuit as an assault on free speech: “This can be a overseas authorities attacking the First Modification rights of an American impartial journalist. Candace repeatedly requested an interview with Brigitte Macron. As an alternative of providing a remark, Brigitte is resorting to making an attempt to bully a reporter into submission. In France, politicians can bully journalists, however this isn’t France. It’s America.”
