FT has learned about Macron's defamation lawsuit against journalist Owens

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron have filed a lawsuit against journalist Candice Owens, who claimed that the first lady of France is allegedly a man. This was reported on July 23 by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper.

Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States against Candice Owens, an influential right—wing activist and podcast host who claimed that the French first lady is "actually a man," the article says.

According to the newspaper, the 218-page lawsuit alleges that the journalist published "ridiculous, defamatory and far-fetched fictions." The Macrons have faced serious legal difficulties due to US libel laws and will seek a jury trial and damages, writes FT.

Owens said on July 2 that American leader Donald Trump had called for an end to the investigation into Brigitte Macron because she allegedly could have been a man in the past. According to the journalist, during his visit to the United States, the French president personally asked Trump to influence her.

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