were lying about Mrs. Macron’s biological sex, just as Owens intended. 29 Those
same outlets described Owens as doubling down on all her claims.
one that
102. Defendants prioritized profit over truth and used the December Retraction Demand as fuel for even more content. On January 13, 2025, Defendants posted on X that Owens was sharing her legal response to the Macrons- she had not yet sent to them.30 In Defendants’ January 13, 2025 episode, Owens promised to upload her entire response to her Locals page yet again, she did not follow through.31
29
Brigitte Macron was born a man: Candace Owens spreads crazy conspiracy theory about Emanuel
Macron’s
wife,
Times of
India (Jan.
13,
2025,
at
20:09
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/brigitte-macron-was-born-a-man-candace-
owens-spreads-crazy-conspiracy-theory-about-emanuel-macrons-
IST),
wife/articleshowprint/117208515.cms; French President Emmanuel Macron Says His Wife Does Not ‘Owe’ Candace Owens ‘Proof’ She Is and ‘Always Has Been a Woman’ in Stern Legal Letter, OK! Magazine, (Jan. 10, 2025, at 18:33 ET), https://okmagazine.com/p/emmanuel-macron-legal- letter-wife-doesnt-owe-candace-owens-proof-woman/; Jenel Treza Albuquerque, Candace Owens says Emmanuel Macron sent her a legal letter after she met a journalist who claimed Brigitte Macron was “born a man”, Soap Central, (Jan. 12, 2025, 18:54 ET), https://www.soapcentral.com/entertainment/news-candace-owens-says-emmanuel-macron-sent- legal-letter-met-journalist-claimed-brigitte-macron-born-man; Candace Owens responds to Emmanuel Macron’s legal threat after claiming his wife is transgender, The Express Tribune, (Jan. 11, 2025), https://tribune.com.pk/story/2521484/candace-owens-responds-to-emmanuel-
at
macrons-legal-threat-after-claiming-his-wife-is-transgender; President Emmanuel Macron and Wife Brigitte Send Candace Owens Legal Threat Over ‘Gender’ Report as Far-Right Pundit Laughs it Off – You’re Not Above Critique’, Radar, (Jan. 10, 2025, at 19:30 ET), https://radaronline.com/p/candace-owens-emmanuel-macron-brigitte-macron-transgender-
allegations-letter-legal/.
30
Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO), X (Jan.
https://x.com/RealCandaceO/status/1878900942986432750.
13
2025, at 15:24 ET),
31 Video posted by Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO), YouTube, I Respond To Mr. And Mr. Macron, Candace Ep. 131 (Jan. 13, 2025), https://www.youtube.com/live/mQoVHeeynNA.
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