Candace Owens has doubled down on her baseless conspiracy theory that the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron was “born a man,” which prompted a defamation lawsuit against the far-right provocateur over the “demonstrably false” claims she’s made throughout her “transvestigation.”

Taking it even further on Monday, the MAGA podcaster predicted that Brigitte Macron’s death would be faked before the case reached the discovery phase, claiming that the hypothetical staged killing of Macron would shut down all discussion “about her being a man anymore.”

Following months of Owens’ false claims that “Brigitte Macron is a man” and “he transitioned” secretly decades ago, which have seen the anti-trans podcaster promote a byzantine and debunked conspiracy theory, the Macrons filed a 219-page defamation complaint last week.

According to the lawsuit, Owens has engaged in a “relentless and unjustified smear campaign” that has “caused tremendous damage to the Macrons,” adding that her “tranvestigation” podcast series was designed to feed a “frenzied fan base” in “pursuit of fame” and profit.

“Owens has dissected their appearance, their marriage, their friends, their family, and their personal history — twisting it all into a grotesque narrative designed to inflame and degrade,” the complaint declares. “The result is relentless bullying on a worldwide scale. Every time the Macrons leave their home, they do so knowing that countless people have heard, and many believe, these vile...

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