(Left) French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron attend a drinks reception for Queen Elizabeth II and G7 leaders at The Eden Project during the G7 Summit in St Austell, Cornwall, England, on June 11, 2021. (Right) U.S. conservative author Candace Owens speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 25, 2022. Jack Hill – WPA Pool/Getty Images; Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
Conservative commentator and podcaster Candace Owens was sued for defamation on July 23 by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, over Owens’s claim that France’s first lady is a man.
The couple filed the 22-count complaint in Delaware Superior Court against Owens, Candace Owens LLC, and her website operator, GeorgeTom Inc., seeking an unspecified amount in damages.
