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Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, are planning to present photographic and scientific evidence in their US lawsuit to prove Mrs Macron is a woman.

The French president and Mrs Macron will present the documentation in a defamation suit they have taken against the right-wing influencer Candace Owens after she promoted a theory that Brigitte Macron was born male.

Ms Owens鈥� lawyers have responded with a motion to dismiss the claim.

Speaking to the 麻豆社鈥檚 Fame Under Fire podcast, the Macrons鈥� lawyer in the case, Tom Clare, said Mrs Macron had found the claims 鈥渋ncredibly upsetting鈥� and they were a 鈥渄istraction鈥� to the French president.

鈥淚 don't want to suggest that it somehow has thrown him off his game. But just like anybody who is juggling a career and a family life as well, when your family is under attack, it wears on you. And he's not immune from that because he's the president of country,鈥� he said.

Owens鈥� lawyers have responded with a motion to dismiss, arguing that the case was filed in Delaware, where her businesses are incorporated, rather than in Tennessee, where she lives. They claim forcing her to defend the case in Delaware would cause 鈥渟ubstantial financial and operational hardship鈥�.

The 麻豆社 has approached Candace Owen鈥檚 legal team for a comment. She has previously said she believes what she is saying is true and there is nothing more American than free speech, the ability to criticise.

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