French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused by US conservative commentator Candace Owens of ordering a plot to assassinate her and French journalist Xavier Poussard. In a post on X, Owens claimed she had been contacted by a high-ranking employee of the French government who said the Macrons had executed and paid for the assassination. Owens, who gained fame for her controversial claims about Brigitte Macron’s identity, is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with the Macron family. The French first lady, Brigitte, has been the center of a gender controversy since 2021, when Amandine Roy and journalist Natacha Rey alleged she was born a man. A French court initially ruled in Macron’s favor in 2024, but the decision was overturned in July 2025. These legal and political tensions have now escalated with Owens’ new accusation of an assassination plot against her and Poussard. Owen’s claims, including her allegations about a CIA mind-control program, have drawn significant attention and sparked debates about the nature of truth and the role of media in shaping public perception. The situation is complicated by the fact that the Macron family has filed a defamation suit against Owens, accusing her of spreading ‘outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions.’