Fame Under Fire - Claims the Macrons paid for a hit on Candace Owens are “deranged”, says lawyer
Download Claims the Macrons paid for a hit on Candace Owens are “deranged”, says lawyer
The Macrons' lawyer has told the BBC that claims the French president and his wife ordered the assassination of Candace Owens are "deranged".
The right-wing influencer first made the allegations in a tweet on 22 November which has now been viewed more than 44 million times.
In the message labelled URGENT, Owens wrote that she was contacted by what she described as “a high-ranking employee of the French Government,” who allegedly warned her that the Macrons had “executed upon and paid for my assassination."
She has since reiterated the claims - recently in an interview with Russell Brand.
In a statement to the BBC's Fame under Fire podcast, Tom Clare said: "This deranged allegation is right out of Ms. Owens’ playbook. We’re not going to dignify it with a response beyond noting that it does further and fit her pattern of reckless and irresponsible defamation of our clients."
Candace Owens has also been meeting with Charlie Kirk’s widow this week after promoting theories about his death to her millions of followers.
In an interview with CBS, Erika Kirk had asked people making “unfounded claims” regarding his assassination to “just stop”.
Host Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty and Will Sommer, senior journalist with The Bulwark, look into the story and discuss the podcaster's influence in US politics.
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Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty
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Published on Thursday, 18th December 2025.
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