Candace Owens bets $300,000 Brigitte Macron is male — even lawsuit can't stop her claim
Candace Owens is doubling down on her controversial and widely debunked claim that French First Lady Brigitte Macron was 'born a man,' even as a defamation lawsuit looms over her, as per a report.
$300,000 Charity Bet on Brigitte Macron's Gender
On Tuesday's episode of '
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', the far-right podcaster agreed to a
$300,000 charity bet
with host Piers Morgan on the matter, as reported by The Independent.
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Morgan, who has repeatedly called Owens' claims 'utter nonsense,' offered Owens the wager, saying, 'Last time we discussed this on Uncensored, I bet you $150,000 that you were wrong and that she's a woman. On X, when we discussed this further, I doubled it, this is for charity, to $300,000,' as quoted in the report.
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The host added, 'You haven't accepted that yet. So right now, $300,000 to charity, I say she's a woman. Are you prepared to take that bet?' as quoted by the Independent.
Owens, unfazed, replied, saying, 'I am 1,000 percent prepared to take that bet,' as quoted in the report. The far-right provocateur pointed out that she had missed Morgan's social media X post and, if she did spot it, she would have accepted the wager 'live,' as reported by the Independent.
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She insisted that 'So we can totally accept that bet, I believe [Brigette] Macron is a male and they will not be presenting any evidence on the contrary because they would have done it already,' as quoted in the report.
While the podcaster even asked whether she would accept that her 'cruel, vindictive' campaign was akin to 'bullying against women' if proved wrong, as reported by the Independent.
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Legal Threats Fail to Silence Candace Owens
This comes shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron filed a 219-page defamation complaint in Delaware, accusing Owens of orchestrating a 'relentless and unjustified smear campaign' and profiting from her 'trinvestigation' podcast series, according to the report. The lawsuit claims Owens' false statements have caused 'tremendous damage' to the Macrons, as per the Independent.
Owens has shrugged off the legal threat, framing her actions as a pursuit of the 'truth' rather than a personal attack. She told Morgan she only wanted answers, and said she would have avoided running the series if the Macrons responded, according to the rpeort.
She said, 'I was not interested in being a crusader against this,' adding, 'I went to them and said, 'If yoy answer these questions, we will not run the series.' I am only interested in the truth,' as quoted in the Independent report.
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Donald Trump Warned Candace Owens, But She Ignored
Even a direct warning from US president Donald Trump hasn't stopped her, as per the report. Owens revealed in an interview with Tucker Carlson that Trump personally told her to stop discussing Brigitte Macron's gender, shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron visited the White House in February, as reported by the Independent. He noted that the First Lady 'looks like a woman to me,' but Owens reportedly replied, saying, 'Respectfully, Mr. President, it's not my fault that he married somebody with a penis,' as quoted in the report.
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What did Candace Owens claim about Brigitte Macron?
Owens claimed, without evidence, that the French First Lady was 'born a man.'
What's the $300,000 bet about?
Piers Morgan challenged Owens to a $300,000 charity bet to prove Brigitte Macron is a woman. Owens accepted.
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