Macrons Sue Candace Owens Over “Wife Is Male” Podcast Claims
Right‑wing podcaster Candace Owens has claimed—most notably in her eight‑part series Becoming Brigitte—that Brigitte Macron was born male, is actually her husband's brother Jean‑Michel Trogneux, and promoted related conspiracies including incest, identity theft, and CIA mind‑control plots. What We Found On July 23, 2025, Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a 218‑page, 22‑count defamation lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court against Owens, citing her repeated refusal to retract the false claims and alleging a deliberate “campaign of global humiliation” for attention and profit. The complaint documents claims including that Brigitte was born male under the name Jean‑Michel Trogneux, that the Macrons are blood relatives committing incest, and that Emmanuel was installed as president via a CIA MKUltra program—none of which are supported by evidence. Owens reportedly ignored three formal lawyer requests to retract her claims and continued broadcasting the allegations. The Macrons are seeking punitive […]