Candace Owens is facing a lawsuit.
The 36-year-old conservative commentator is being sued for her “outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions” that French First Lady Brigitte Macron was born a man, per a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Emmanuel Macron, via Deadline.
The couple claim that Candace is constantly attacking the couple “to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money,”
She “has built a brand on provocation, not truth,” the defamation suit reads.
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“The clicks kept coming, so Owens kept going, seizing every opportunity to promote her salacious claims,” exclaims the lawsuit, filed in Delaware state court.
“Rather than engage with President and Mrs. Macron’s attempts to set the record straight, Owens mocked them and used them as additional fodder for her frenzied fan base,” the filing adds.
Candace reportedly goaded the French First Couple to sue her for months on her Becoming Brigitte series.
“She’s got a six-hour presentation on how Brigitte Macron is a man. I think she’s right. Instead of trying to give her money to shut the f–k up, they would sue her,” Joe Rogan asserted on Joe Rogan Experience back in April.
“As detailed in the complaint, the filing of this lawsuit follows three separate retraction demands sent to Ms. Owens in the last year containing incontrovertible evidence disproving her allegations and proving, among other things, that Mrs. Macron was born a woman named Brigitte Trogneux, that she is not a blood relative of President Macron, and that the Macrons are not being controlled or blackmailed by unknown forces,” their lawyer declared alongside the lawsuit.
“To make matters worse, many others have republished her lies, thereby increasing their global audience and the emotional and reputational harm they have caused,” he added.
The 219-page filing details how Candace‘s attacks have hurt the “confidence in the Macrons’ integrity and fitness as political and governmental leaders” and their “reputations have been impugned.”
The 22-count complaint seeks a jury trial and monetary damages.
Candace Owens recently fired back after being subpoenaed in this high profile case.
