The Macron raised the tone. In a 219 -page complaint filed in the Delaware, and consulted by The Parisianthe presidential couple accuses the American influencer Candace Owens of having broadcast a “Serial series of verifiable, false and devastating lies”including the thesis according to which Brigitte Macron is “Born man” under the name of Jean-Michel Togneux. He also denounces absurd rumors, in particular that the president would be “The product of a secret CIA program”that he would have a link with the billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, charged for sexual traffic, or that he would be “Parent by blood” With his wife.
The case started in France shortly after the president’s election, before expanding in the United States and reaching their climax in early 2025 with the video series of Candace Owens “Becoming Brigitte” (becoming Brigitte), viewed more than 2.3 million times on Youtube. Macron couple’s lawyers denounce a “Global humiliation campaign” and a “Incessant harassment” on social networks, specifying that the influencer has “Ignored several attempts at dialogue” And request for withdrawal, despite documented evidence of the identity of Brigitte Macron, such as childhood photos or joint public appearances with his brother Jean-Michel Togneux.
“I am ready for the battle”
The Macron couple now claims a trial before jury and damages “Copies” To repair the moral and financial damage caused. They assure having hired “Considerable sums” To correct the disinformation and protect their reputation, which, according to them, was permanently tainted.
Emmanuel Macron and his wife are “Ready to move in person in the United States” To explode the truth, assures their lawyer Thomas Clare at Financial Times. “I am ready for the battle”replied Candace Owens in a video published on her YouTube channel. “Everything will be exposed”she threatened.
The farce lasted too much on both sides of the Atlantic. The two women, Natacha Rey and Amandine Roy, who had widely disseminated the info that Brigitte Macron was a transgender woman, were sentenced in September by the French justice to pay several thousand euros in damages to the First Lady and 5,000 to her brother Jean-Michel Togneux. But the latter were released on appeal on July 10. Decided not to let anything go by, Brigitte Macron appeared in cassation.
