Macrons to submit scientific evidence to prove Brigitte was not born a man

The Macrons’ lawyer told the BBC that Brigitte Macron had found the claims ‘incredibly upsetting’ and they were a ‘distraction’ for the French president./ Photo: Shutterstock

(SAP News - Teeravoot Sion) 18th September 2025, French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron submitted scientific evidence to the US court, proving that Brigitte was not a man after the US right-wing influencer Candase Owen is using defamatory attacks against them accused of being a transgender woman.

Macrons filed the suit in July against Owen, alleging continuous defamation against them in order to boost her platform to gain audiences and make money.

Owen said, last year, she staked her platform’s reputation to find the fact that Brigitte is in fact a man named “Jean-Michel Trogneux” has since spread misinformation, including eight-parts of podcast.

Candace Owens, an US rightwing influencer./ Photo: Lev Radin/Sipa

Macron’s lawyer, Tom Clair, said to BBC that Brigitte Macron had found the claims “incredibly upsetting” and they were a “distraction” for the French president.

The suit submitted by Macrons detailed that “Jean-Michel Trogneux” is Brigitte’s older brother, living in Amien, North part of France. He grew up with Brigitte along with four siblings. Trongeux also attended the presidential inauguration in 2017 and 2022.

Brigitte Macron, 72, who is 24 years older than her spouse, met Emmanuel in theatre workshop while she was running in the high school./ Photo: The Times

Brigitte Macron, 72, who is 24 years older than her spouse, met Emmanuel in theatre workshop while she was running in the high school. She has three children from a previous marriage, including seven grandchildren.

Claiming that she was born a male was viral in 2021, Brigitte and Trogneux won the defamation lawsuit against two bloggers, Amandine Roy and Natacha Rey, but the appeals court has since ruled did not fit the legal definition of defamation.

Brigitte and her brother have taken the case to France's highest court. The case against Owen alleges she “disregards all credible evidence, refuting to support her conspiracy theories.

SOURCE: The Guardian

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