France's Macron reveals why he had to sue far-right podcaster Candace Owens

[Justice matters.]

France’s Macron reveals why he had to sue far-right podcaster Candace Owens over ‘nonsense’ Brigitte conspiracy theory.

‘This has become so widespread in the United States that we had to react,’ the French president says in his first public remarks about the case

Kelly Rissman
in New York
Tuesday 19 August 2025 18:40 BST

French President Emmanuel Macron sued far-right influencer Candace Owens to combat her “nonsense” claims about his wife Brigitte Macron, he said in a new interview.

The couple filed a defamation lawsuit last month against Owens over her “relentless and unjustified smear campaign” falsely accusing Brigitte of being born a man. The Macrons are seeking damages after suing her on 22 counts, including defamation and false light.

In his first remarks about the matter since suing Owens, the French president touched upon the lawsuit in a wide-ranging Paris Match interview that he felt compelled to sue because the false claims have taken on a life of their own in the U.S.

Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/macron-candace-owens-lawsuit-brigitte-conspiracy-b2810507.html

It's about time someone tries to make her pay for her lies and never-ending bullshit for attention (and ill-gotten $). The far-right is so stupid, it boggles the mind!

[Skittles]

1. how is it any of Candace's business?

these rightwing freaks are so fucking BIZARRE

[Justice matters.]

2. I suspect they get a nickel for every x-thousand 'Likes'

Or a dime... (I don't really know the details of how that 'works' since I just 'read' briefly about 'monetization' on social media: Not interested, but that's how Alex Jones made a fortune, I heard).

[Skittles]

4. they're all about FREEDOM!!!

but ONLY FOR THEM!!!

[BidenRocks]

3. EPSTEIN

That is all.

[BoRaGard]

5. republicon liars deserve justice

lock them up (and fine them, too)

[Pharlo]

6. If MAGA Republican Candace Owens runs true to Repub form

'her' fixation with Briggette Macron being born a man can only stem from self projection. All we have to do now is figure out if Candace is in drag or a transgender. A question only another MAGAt can answer. Are you listening Dan? Dan Bongino? Now that you have a CO-deputy director of the FBI, and your bosses say there is nothing to the Epstein files, you need a new focus - here it is: Is Candace Owens a man in drag or a transgender (perhaps with surgical enhancements)? If this doesn't sound like a job for CO-Deputy Director of the FBI Dan Bongino, I do not know what does.

[BlueTsunami2018]

7. I never heard anything about this until he brought suit.

I can understand his ire but all this really does is draw attention to that dope Owens.

[Justice matters.]

8. That other extreme-right-lunatics lie for social-media profits is also spreading in France.

So it's normal to seek reparation.

It's important to counter their smears in France also.

What happens in the US has repercussions worldwide now.

It's like the smears against Jill Biden. Not acceptable.

[struggle4progress]

9. She's an ignorant blowhard paid by the rightwing noise machine for making loud rude noises

The rightwingers will drop her cold when she's no longer useful

Lieu plays recording of Owens on Hitler