Watch: Emmanuel Macron's Office Addresses Video of Wife Appearing to Push Him in FaceFrance's First Family is taking legal action. President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron have filed a defamation lawsuit in the state of Delaware against American podcaster Candace Owens over allegations she made about the couple namely that the First Lady is actually a man, according to the lawsuit which was obtained by E! News. The lawsuit quoted Owens as saying she "would stake [her] entire professional reputation on" the claim.