Brigitte Macron: French First Lady to Present ‘Scientific Proof’ in US Court Amid Gender Conspiracy
The First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, is preparing to face down bizarre online conspiracy theories in a US courtroom. Alongside her husband, President Emmanuel Macron, she plans to provide photographs and scientific evidence to prove she is, in fact, a woman.
The extraordinary step comes after right-wing US commentator Candace Owens pushed unfounded claims that Brigitte Macron was born male. The French couple has launched a defamation case against her. Owens’ lawyers, however, have filed a motion to dismiss.
Speaking to the Fame Under Fire podcast, their lawyer, Tom Clare, described the toll on the Macrons: “I don’t want to suggest that it somehow has thrown him off his game.
But just like anybody who is juggling a career and a family life as well, when your family is under attack, it wears on you. And he’s not immune from that because he’s the president of a country,” he explained.
Emmanuel Macron & wife Brigitte to present photographic & scientific evidence in US court to disprove gender conspiracy.
They’re suing Candace Owens for defamation after she claimed Brigitte was born male.
Their lawyer: “Incredibly upsetting… a distraction to the President.” pic.twitter.com/49tPTFXzIG— Nano World (@nanoWorldx) September 18, 2025
Clare confirmed that expert testimony of a scientific nature would be presented, though the specifics remain under wraps.
“It is incredibly upsetting to think that you have to go and subject yourself to put this type of proof forward,” he said.
He added that Mrs Macron is ready to endure the “unpleasantness” of presenting private details in a public courtroom if it helps to “set the record straight.”
When asked whether photographs of Brigitte Macron during pregnancy and while raising her children would be included, Clare confirmed such images exist and would be produced in court, where strict rules apply.
The falsehood that Brigitte Macron is secretly a man first circulated in fringe corners of the internet, fuelled by a 2021 YouTube video from French bloggers Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey.
In 2024, the Macrons won a defamation case in France against the bloggers. That victory was short-lived, overturned on appeal in 2025 on freedom of expression grounds. The couple is currently challenging that decision.
In July this year, they filed their case in the US against Owens, accusing her of platforming conspiracy theorists and “disregarding all credible evidence.”
Owens, who has millions of online followers, has doubled down on her stance. In March, she even declared she would stake her “entire professional reputation” on the claim.
Her legal team now argues that the case should not proceed in Delaware, insisting it has no connection to her business operations and would cause “substantial financial and operational hardship.”
Meanwhile, under US law, public figures like the Macrons must prove “actual malice” — that the false claims were spread knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth.
For Emmanuel Macron, the lawsuit is about more than legal technicalities. In a recent interview with Paris Match, he made his position clear: “This is about defending my honour! Because this is nonsense.
This is someone who knew full well that she had false information and did so to cause harm, in the service of an ideology and with established connections to far-right leaders.”
The row highlights a growing clash between European leaders and US online culture wars, where conspiracy theories travel presto, frequently beyond the reach of fact or responsibility.
Owens has preliminarily defended her commentary, arguing that free speech and the right to denounce are central to the American republic.
For Brigitte Macron, still, the trial could mean laying bare the most private aspects of her life in the most public of forums.
