India, Sept. 18 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, are preparing to present "scientific and photographic evidence" in a US court to prove that the French first lady is a woman. The couple will present the documentation in a defamation lawsuit they have taken against American right-wing podcaster Candace Owens after she promoted her belief that Brigitte Macron was born male.

Speaking on BBC's Fame Under Fire podcast, Tom Clare, a lawyer acting for the Macrons, said that Brigitte found the claims "incredibly upsetting" and they were a "distraction" to the French president. "I 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, ...