Brigitte Macron Forced to Prove She’s a Woman in U.S. Court After Shocking Claims

Brigitte Macron is taking a stand — and it’s headed straight for a U.S. courtroom.
The First Lady of France, 72, is reportedly prepared to provide scientific and photographic evidence that she was born a woman in a bold move to fight back against American podcaster Candace Owens, who has publicly pushed a bizarre theory that Brigitte is actually a transgender woman.
According to Brigitte’s legal team, that theory couldn’t be further from the truth — and they’re ready to prove it.
Candace Owens has millions of followers and a reputation for saying exactly what’s on her mind — but this time, she may have crossed the line. The conservative commentator has repeatedly claimed on social media that Brigitte was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux, the name of her older brother, and later transitioned at age 30.
The claim gained traction online after a viral 2021 YouTube video featured two French bloggers, Natacha Rey and Amandine Roy, recycling the theory, which originally came from a far-right French publication called Faits et Documents.
Owens even went so far as to say she was “waging her entire professional reputation” on the belief that the First Lady of France was not born female.
Now, Brigitte Macron and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron, are suing Owens for defamation. Their lawyer, Tom Clare, said the couple has had enough of the “outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions” being spread — and Brigitte is prepared to publicly share evidence to clear her name once and for all.
Clare confirmed the evidence will include expert testimony and photos that show Brigitte pregnant and raising her children — though these materials will only be shown in court under proper rules and standards.
“It is incredibly upsetting to think that you have to go and subject yourself [to this],” Clare said, noting that Brigitte is ready to “do what it takes to set the record straight.”
While President Macron hasn’t publicly commented on the case, Clare acknowledged that the controversy has been a “distraction,” even if it hasn’t “thrown him off his game.” He emphasized that, despite his position, Macron “is not immune” to the emotional toll such accusations can bring.
Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron initially won a defamation case against Rey and Roy in 2024 — but that ruling was recently overturned on appeal, with the court citing freedom of expression. The Macrons are appealing the reversal.
The conspiracy theory also claims Brigitte’s first husband never existed, and that she never gave birth to any of her three children. Her legal team has firmly denied all of it.
As for Candace Owens, her lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the Macrons’ lawsuit. So far, she’s doubled down on her claims, repeating them on multiple social media platforms.
But Brigitte’s response couldn’t be clearer — she’s willing to put everything on the line to silence the rumors and take her accuser head-on, with facts.