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4:26Now PlayingFrench First Lady Brigitte Macron has hit American right wing talker Candace Owens with a major defamation lawsuit over Owens’ claims that Macron is actually a man. The Macrons say in the lawsuit that they tried multiple times to create a dialogue with Owens to correct her statements, and even sent an official letter demanding retraction – which they say Owens mocked. Left with no choice, they’ve hit the fame-hungry Owens with a major suit that could devastate her. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains what happened.
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French First Lady, JIT Macron is suing American right-wing talking head, Candace Owens for defamation. In a 219 page lawsuit filed in the US this week, the law firm of Claire Locke announced that yes, Owens is being sued for claims. She's made repeatedly about the entire French first family, including that, of course, was secretly a man. And Owens didn't just make these comments, by the way, here in the United States, according to the lawsuit, she made them to an international community effectively, you know, trying to destroy the I image of the French first family to all nations of the world, which they say, of course, has obviously caused them damage. So they're suing her. Let me read you from this lawsuit, because this I think is just possibly one of the best lawsuits I've ever read. I love every second of it. They said that, uh, Owens worked the far right into a frenzied fan base, all in the pursuit of fame.
These lies have caused tremendous damage to the Macrons. Owens has dissected their appearance, their marriage, their friends, their family, and their personal history, twisting it all into a grotesque narrative designed to inflame and degrade. The result is relentless bullying on a worldwide scale. Every time the Macrons leave their home, they do. So knowing that countless people have heard and many believe these vile fabrications, it is invasive, dehumanizing, and deeply unjust. These claims are demonstrably false, and Owens knew they were false when she published them, yet she published them anyway. And the reason is clear. It is not the pursuit of truth, but the pursuit of fame. After being fired from the Daily Wire, Owens used these demonstrably false claims to promote her independent podcast. Candace Owen's fan base has grown to 6.9 million followers on X and 4.47 million subscribers on YouTube.
So they did like the lawyers for, uh oh. Was it Clear Locke did everything you need to do when arguing a defamation lawsuit. Unlike the ones we have seen Donald Trump file, which are just like this man is the greatest person that ever lived in anybody who says otherwise they're lying and therefore they should be sued. No, they listed what she said. They talked about the fact, by the way, that also the Macrons had reached out to her personally to try to clear things up. They sent her a cease and desist letter. She ignored it, and according to the suit, she even mocked it on her show. So they did everything they're legally required to do before filing a defamation lawsuit. Owens refused. She would not retract it. Then they list, these are the damages,
Right? On a worldwide scale, we're subjected to harassment, to bullying, degradation not being taken seriously as world leaders. All of this is exactly what you have to do in order to win a defamation lawsuit. And they spelled it out perfectly because not only did they list their damages, they mentioned the fact that she has used this for her own personal financial gain. That's where it's gonna come back to bite her. This lawsuit, by the way, Claire Locke, the firm filing it, they're the ones who handled the Dominion Defamation lawsuit against Fox News that got them, that what? $800 million settlement. So they know what they're doing. They're pretty good at this. Also, the Macrons have also won lawsuits in the past, as recently as last year, filing defamation lawsuits against people. So you got two winners in this arena versus Candace Owens. It doesn't take Nostradamus to go ahead and predict who's gonna come out on top of this one.
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