- French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a new defamation lawsuit in Tennessee against far-right US podcaster Candace Owens.
- The legal action alleges Owens used the false claim that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman to gain notoriety, promote her platform, and generate money.
- The new complaint follows a July 2025 Delaware lawsuit which a judge recently narrowed to proceed against Owens' companies rather than her personally.
- The filing highlights Owens' use of a caricatured doll, merchandise, and a multi-part podcast series to ridicule Mrs Macron and collect donations.
- The Macrons stated that being transgender is not shameful, but Owens' statements are defamatory for falsely accusing them of lying to the world and committing crimes.
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