Brigitte Macron Gender Uproar: Spies Watch Owens As Claims Explode

Aug 18, 2025, 17.59PM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have reportedly hired Manhattan-based investigative firm Nardello & Co to track Candace Owens as part of their defamation lawsuit. The couple is determined to counter Owens’ claims that Brigitte was “born male,” allegations she pushed on her podcast Becoming Brigitte. Investigators dug into Owens’ political ties, finding links with far-right figures in France, the UK, and the US, as well as connections to Russian media. The Macrons’ legal team argues the probes will help jurors understand Owens’ motives, dismissing the rumors as “far-fetched fictions.” Owens, meanwhile, has brushed off the lawsuit as an “overreaction,” even as reports reveal her shifting political identity. The theory itself first surfaced in 2017 via a Spanish blogger and was later amplified by French writer Xavier Poussard.
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