French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to submit ‘scientific evidence’ in a US court to confirm his wife, Brigitte Macron, is biologically female.
Earlier this year, news emerged that the Macrons had initiated legal action against right-wing commentator Candace Owens due to a ‘humiliating’ conspiracy theory she circulated.
Among the more bizarre allegations in the lawsuit is Owens’ claim that Brigitte was originally born male with the name Jean-Michel Trogneux and that she assumed the identity of another woman.
As reported by the Financial Times, Owens went further to insinuate that the Macrons are ‘blood relatives’, and also suggested the French president might be a result of a CIA human experiment or a ‘government mind control programme’.
The lawsuit claims that Owens’ ‘lies have caused tremendous damage to the Macrons’ and led to a ‘campaign of global humiliation, turning their lives into fodder for profit-driven lies’.
In response, Owens’ legal team has filed a motion to have the claim dismissed.
The Macrons’ attorney, Tom Clare, stated that the situation has been ‘incredibly upsetting’ for the couple.
“I don’t want to suggest that it somehow has thrown him off his game,” Clare mentioned to the BBC. “But just like anybody who is juggling a career and a family life as well, when your family is under attack, it wears on you. And he’s not immune from that because he’s the president of a country.”
Clare further stated that the Macrons are ready to show ‘both generically and specifically’ that Owens’ allegations are unfounded.
He added: “It is incredibly upsetting to think that you have to go and subject yourself, to put this type of proof forward. It is a process that she will have to subject herself to in a very public way. But she’s willing to do it. She is firmly resolved to do what it takes to set the record straight.
“If that unpleasantness and that discomfort that she has of opening herself up in that way is what it takes to set a record straight and stop this, she’s 100% ready to meet that burden.”
In their legal filing against Owens, the Macrons expressed that the podcaster’s remarks have scrutinized ‘their appearance, their marriage, their friends, their family, and their personal history’, resulting in ‘relentless bullying’ worldwide.
“Every time the Macrons leave their home, they do so knowing that countless people have heard, and many believe, these vile fabrications. It is invasive, dehumanizing, and deeply unjust,” the lawsuit stated.
Efforts have been made to reach out to Owens’ representatives for comment.