Conspiracy podcaster Candice Owens is facing a defamation lawsuit from French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, which was filed on Wednesday.
The Macron couple has criticized Owens for propagating an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory suggesting that Brigitte Macron is actually Emmanuel’s birth mother, claiming he “was born as a human, stole other people’s identities, and became Brigitte.” A detailed, 200-page complaint has been submitted to the Delaware court.
Brigitte Macron, now 72, was a teacher when she first met Emmanuel in 1993, who was a mere 15 years old at the time.
In January, Owens launched a podcast series that delved into their unconventional May-December romance, as outlined in the complaint.
During an episode, Owens made a pointed remark, stating, “I think Emmanuel Macron is a gay manicured by young people.”
She further stated, “I believe that the individual who took care of him is now his wife, and he thinks Jean Michel Trogleux was born and transitioned into his early 30s. I suspect there’s a broader conspiracy at play to keep that under wraps.”
In the lawsuit, another such allegation claimed that “Mrs. Macron and President Macron are relatives of incest,” along with a claim that “President Macron was elected as part of a CIA-operated MKUltra program.”
MKUltra, as many might know, was a covert CIA initiative that conducted unauthorized human experimentation aimed at understanding and manipulating mind control. The program was officially terminated in 1973.
In addition, the lawsuit references Owens alleging that Macron is “engaging in fakes, fraud, and abuse to conceal these secrets.”
Owens has also utilized social media to claim that President Macron is violating laws, posting various content on X.
Furthermore, a spokesperson for Owens mentioned that she will address the lawsuit during her show on Wednesday at 4 PM.
This case is also drawing attention due to Brigitte Macron’s previous legal actions. In 2021, she had sued two women who had spread similar allegations through social media platforms, leading to a lower French court ruling in her favor for damages in 2023. However, that ruling was overturned earlier this month, as the Paris Court of Appeals accepted certain arguments and deemed the statements impractical, leading to the dismissal of damages.
Owens has been involved in controversies before, notably facing accusations of anti-Semitism for her past comments concerning Jews and Israel. She has made statements that appear to minimize historical atrocities, as well as promoted various conspiracy theories around topics like the moon landing and COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
