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<v Speaker 1>Fresh off a firestorm of international headlines, Candice Owens has

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<v Speaker 1>dominated the news with a sprawling defamation lawsuit filed against

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<v Speaker 1>her by French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron.

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<v Speaker 1>This legal drama centers on Owen's repeating the conspiratorial claim

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<v Speaker 1>that Brigitte Macron was born male, a statement widely debunked

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<v Speaker 1>and described by outlets like The Independent as a relentless

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<v Speaker 1>and unjustified smear repeated in her podcast and online. The

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<v Speaker 1>Macrans filed the two hundred nineteen page complaint in Delaware,

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<v Speaker 1>shaking up both US and French media scenes. While most

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<v Speaker 1>pundits speculated that even American free speech defenses would buckle

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<v Speaker 1>under the weight of such litigation, Owens instead doubled down,

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<v Speaker 1>accepting Piers Morgan's on air challenge to a three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>thousand dollars charity bed that she stands pre stable by

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<v Speaker 1>her claim, and repeatedly telling both Morgan and Tucker Carlson

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<v Speaker 1>that her crusade is about finding the truth, not launching it.

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<v Speaker 1>Owens says she even offered to cancel her multi episode

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<v Speaker 1>investigation series if the Macrons would answer her questions directly

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<v Speaker 1>on the Politics Front, The Independent, and The Economic Times

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<v Speaker 1>both report that Donald Trump personally phoned Owens after being

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<v Speaker 1>approached by President Macron in Washington diplomacy. Trump reportedly said

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<v Speaker 1>the First Lady looks like a woman to him and

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<v Speaker 1>that the subject was making Brigitte Macran miserable. Owens claims

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<v Speaker 1>Trump seemed baffled by the request, but has since remained

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<v Speaker 1>silent in the public arena, which has become a bone

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<v Speaker 1>of contention for her. On a recent episode of her podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Owens expressed surprise and frustration that neither Trump, nor his

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<v Speaker 1>running mate Jade Vance, nor even the U. S. Attorney

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<v Speaker 1>General has stepped up to defend her on First Amendment grounds,

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<v Speaker 1>despite the international implications for American free speech. Social media

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<v Speaker 1>has been buzzing as well, with reactions spread from support

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<v Speaker 1>of memes and hashtags to sharp criticism. August seventh saw

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<v Speaker 1>her release a new video on YouTube addressing a copyright

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<v Speaker 1>dispute with photographer William Farrington, whose Epstein death scene photos

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<v Speaker 1>her team had posted. Owens said legal threats over the

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<v Speaker 1>reposted photos were inconsequential, even suggesting the episode allowed her

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<v Speaker 1>to track Farrington's location and dismissing the Epstein story as

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<v Speaker 1>full of holes. Feeling further Internet debate, Owens continues to

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<v Speaker 1>fiercely guard her family's privacy, according to ed tech Lens,

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<v Speaker 1>which observed her deliberate strategy of keeping her children out

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<v Speaker 1>of the spotlight, possibly to shield them from the toxic

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<v Speaker 1>glare she regularly courts in her public life. As detailed

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<v Speaker 1>by The Spectator, Owens shows no signs of backing down,

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<v Speaker 1>publicly stating on August eighth that the Macrone's lawsuit has

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<v Speaker 1>only amplified her platform and that she sees her situation

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<v Speaker 1>as a global referendum on limits to free speech. There

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<v Speaker 1>has been the usual speculation and rumor around her personal motivations,

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<v Speaker 1>but verified appearances and direct statements make clear Owens remains

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<v Speaker 1>at the center of one of the summer's most high

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<v Speaker 1>stakes battles over speech, celebrity, and international power. And that

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