The Macrons say Owens has pushed "defamatory and far-fetched fictions."
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit against American conservative commentator Candace Owens over the "outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions" she's pushed online, including her claim that Brigitte was born a man.
Owens, according to the complaint, used this false statement "to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money."
"Ms. Owens' campaign of defamation was plainly designed to harass and cause pain to us and our families and to garner attention and notoriety. We gave her every opportunity to back away from these claims, but she refused," the Macrons said in a statement. "It is our earnest hope that this lawsuit will set the record straight and end this campaign of defamation once and for all."
The complaint, filed in Delaware Superior Court, spans over 200 pages and includes 22 counts of defamation, false light, and defamation by implication. The Macrons are seeking damages, though no amount is included.
The complaint cites a host of claims Owens has made about the Macrons, including that the two are secretly “blood relatives.”
"These claims are demonstrably false, and Owens knew they were false when she published them," the complaint states. "Yet, she published them anyway. And the reason is clear: it is not the pursuit of truth, but the pursuit of fame."
In a statement, a spokesperson for Owens said...
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