The First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, is preparing to present photographic evidence in a US courtroom to counter allegations questioning her gender.
The move comes as part of an ongoing defamation lawsuit against American right-wing influencer Candace Owens.
According to her legal team, the French President’s wife is willing to go through this unusual step in order to set the record straight.
What was once dismissed as a bizarre rumor has now escalated into a courtroom showdown with potentially global implications.
The lawsuit, filed in July, accuses Owens of spreading what lawyers called “outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions” that triggered a campaign of “global humiliation” and “relentless bullying.”
Lead counsel Tom Clare, speaking on the BBC’s Fame Under Fire podcast, confirmed that both Emmanuel Macron and his wife are prepared to prove “generically and specifically” that the claims are false.
He revealed the case will rely on “expert testimony” that is “scientific in nature.”
While Clare declined to reveal the exact content of the photographs, he did not deny when asked if they might show Brigitte Macron during pregnancy.
Instead, he confirmed that any such material would only be presented in court.
Clare acknowledged the emotional toll of this case on the French First Lady.
“It is incredibly upsetting to think that you have to go and subject yourself, to put this type of proof forward,” he said.
However, he emphasized Brigitte Macron’s determination to defend herself in public:
“She is willing to subject herself to [this process] in a very public way in order to do what it takes to set the record straight.”
This readiness to offer deeply personal proof highlights the seriousness with which the Macrons view the allegations.
Beyond the courtroom, the controversy has inevitably touched President Macron’s public image.
Clare admitted the claims had been a “distraction” but insisted they had not derailed the French leader’s focus.
“I don’t want to suggest that it somehow has thrown him off his game,” Clare explained.
“He’s not immune from that because he’s the president of a country.”
The defamation battle now places France’s First Couple at the center of an unusual legal and media spectacle, one that intertwines politics, personal dignity, and international attention.
