Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron will offer "scientific" evidence and photos proving that France's first lady is a woman, the lawyer representing them in a US lawsuit said Friday.Â
Attorney Tom Clare said the Macrons planned to testify in their case against conservative American commentator Candace Owens, whom the plaintiffs accuse of helping fan online rumors about whether the French president's wife is a transgender woman.
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