fucking bankrupt her
French president and wife allege rightwing influencer Candace Owens is using defamatory attacks against them to boost media profile
www.theguardian.com
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife plan to present scientific evidence to a US court to prove that
Brigitte Macron was not born a man, the lawyer representing them in a defamation suit has said.
The couple
filed the suit in July against Candace Owens, a rightwing influencer, and her business, alleging continuing defamatory attacks against them in order to boost the profile of her media platform, gain more audience and make money.
Owens said last year she would “stake [her] entire professional reputation on the fact that Brigitte Macron is in fact a man” named Jean-Michel Trogneux, and has since doubled down on the false claim, including in an eight-part podcast series.
The Macrons’ lawyer, Tom Clare, of the law firm Clare Locke, which has won several high-profile defamation cases,
told the BBC that Brigitte Macron had found the claims “incredibly upsetting” and they were a “distraction” for the French president.
Clare said: “Expert testimony will come out that will be scientific in nature.” He did not reveal what nature the testimony would take, but said the couple were prepared to demonstrate fully, “both generically and specifically”, that the claims were untrue.
“It is a process that she will have to subject herself to in a very public way,” he said. “But she is firmly resolved to do what it takes to set the record straight.” Photos of Brigitte pregnant and raising her children would be presented, he added.