French President Emmanuel Macron has filed a lawsuit against far-right podcaster Candace Owens

[Jacson6]

French President Emmanuel Macron has filed a lawsuit against far-right podcaster Candace Owens over her repeated claims that his wife is a man.

The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday morning in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, calls Owens’ claims “devastating lies” and adds that the podcast host “disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favor of platforming known conspiracy theorists and proven defamers.”

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/breaking-french-president-macron-files-lawsuit-against-candace-owens-for-repeatedly-claiming-his-wife-is-a-man/

[tblue37]

1. She deserves to be sued.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. It's very insulting, but if I were Macron or his wife Brigitte, I would have thought about the Streisand effect

I think the vast majority of the US had got along without ever hearing of this crap from Owens, but a lawsuit in the US by the sitting French president is going to be talked about.

I suspect Owens will claim it is political satire, and thus free speech in the USA.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. No Streisand effect.

When I heard it my first thought was that Candace was wacko. It exposed her for the nutcase she is. If this lawsuit gives her reason to pause, it’s a good cause.

[MLAA]

17. Hopefully the suit will bankrupt her financially and complete the trifecta as she is already morally and intellectually

bankrupt.

[Xavier Breath]

10. Nah, take her dumb ass to the cleaners and make an example of her.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. I suspect she'll survive in an American court

See, for instance, Hustler Magazine v. Falwell

I don't think this is a Supreme Court that will side with a foreign president over a right-winger.

[Xavier Breath]

15. Trump was never going to be removed from office, but Democrats still impeached.

You sue her ass because suing her ass is the right thing to do. But, YMMV.

[reACTIONary]

20. The Dominion lawsuits may be more instructive.

[Trueblue Texan]

13. and these reckless podcasters and MAGA media folks need a whiff of accountability. nt

[Bev54]

18. I believe it is Brigette that is suing and it is more than just Candace Owens but others as well.

I don't really blame her for suing, enough is enough and it is damn time to stand up to those idiots that spread this kind of shit. It starts with lying about this and everything else. It needs to stop. I am sure she knows it will bring it public and maybe that is exactly what she wants; out these degenerates for what they are and the garbage they spread. I heard about her lawsuit against others awhile ago and am glad she is adding them all to the list.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. It looks like Brigitte sued in France, where it started, and Owens copied from; Macron won that last year

https://www.advocate.com/world/france-first-lady-brigitte-macron-transgender

So I suppose it's been on the French RW social media for years, and this new suit won't affect the publicity in France.

But it still looks like the kind of thing US courts, especially a Supreme Court that favours the right wing, will claim "free speech" about.

[Celerity]

3. Oh, FFS! Brigitte gave birth to 3 children with her first husband, Andre-Louis Auziere:

Tiphaine Auzière, Sébastien Auzière, Laurence Auzière-Jourdan

[ZDU]

4. Sue her and make her pay $$$$$

Donate the winning $ to charity

[Sogo]

9. Sue her into bankruptcy.

That's the Trump strategy.

[FakeNoose]

5. Oh good ... this should get interesting

[LonePirate]

7. This is some unexpected good news here - someone holding Candace responsible for her bullshit.

[live love laugh]

8. Finally some good news. Break her ass!!!

[kimbutgar]

11. And ban her from France !

[JustAnotherGen]

12. Thank you for a non Twitter link

And good for them. Owen's isn't fit to drink Mrs. Macron's dirty bathwater.

[IcyPeas]

16. Alex jones still has his platform. You cant...

get rid of these vermin

[Ohioboy]

19. I can't stand people who lie

Idiots believe their crap and it makes everything worse.

Sue her ass and stop the bullshit!