Photos of Brigitte Macron, wife of the French president, could be presented in court in the defamation case brought by the Macrons against US right-wing influencer Candace Owens.
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The couple have filed a 22-count lawsuit in the US state of Delaware, accusing Owens of knowingly spreading false claims, including that Brigitte Macron was born a man.
“We’re going to have the two testimonies of the two plaintiffs … there will be expert testimony that will come out that will be scientific in nature that will also demonstrate the falsity of the statements,” Macron’s lawyer Tom Clare told the BBC on Thursday.
According to court documents cited by several US media outlets, Owens not only rejected calls from the Macrons to retract her statements but also escalated with further false claims, including that Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron were related.
The lawsuit describes the couple as victims of a global humiliation campaign that is “invasive, dehumanising and deeply unjust”.
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Owens, however, stood by her remarks after the lawsuit was filed.