Michèle Lamy, the 82-year-old French fashion entrepreneur married to Rick Owens, has been drawn into false online claims that she is dating or engaged to 28-year-old rapper Jaden Smith. An ABC 10 News fact-check classified the story as fiction and identified purported photographs and videos showing the pair together or kissing as fabricated.
Their reported ages suggest a 54-year age difference, a detail prominently repeated in the speculation. Lamy's documented history, however, includes her longstanding marriage to Owens, whom she employed before they became romantically-involved, and a career that initially took her into criminal law rather than fashion.
Who Is Michèle Lamy?
Lamy is a French fashion entrepreneur, creative collaborator, and co-founder of Owenscorp alongside her husband. Her work spans clothing, furniture, hospitality, and performance, while her gold teeth, blackened fingertips, and elaborate jewellery have made her a recognisable fashion figure.
There is no evidence that Michele Lamy
— Undercover Christian ✝️ 🇬🇧🇯🇲 (@soverdjfnn78992) February 15, 2026
Ever existed before 40 yrs of age.
She uses a photo of 12 yr old Milla
Jovovich instead from a photoshoot
she did with her in 1988. 😐
Even when Rick was Young she was old.
I've inserted oldest Picture & other
receipts. pic.twitter.com/MQglgVahiO
Before establishing herself in fashion, she studied law in Lyon and worked as a criminal lawyer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 'At the time it was to save the world,' she recalled in an April 2026 interview, explaining that she was 'trying to defend people.'
She also performed striptease before building a career encompassing clothing and hospitality in Los Angeles. There, she operated her namesake label and Les Deux Café, establishing her own businesses before her marriage to Owens.
Lamy Was Owens's Boss Before His Wife
Lamy hired Owens as a pattern maker for her clothing label, beginning the professional connection that developed into their romance. Her industry profile describes her subsequent roles as his creative consultant, collaborator, and business partner, alongside his muse.
They married in 2006 and also co-founded Owenscorp, building a shared business encompassing fashion, furniture, and design. Their professional partnership therefore developed from work that began inside her company, rather than from her joining an established designer husband.
Lamy's Fashion Influence
She became an official backer of Gareth Pugh's label in 2006, with her professional biography crediting her influence with helping introduce cashmere, leather, and mink into his collections. She has also worked with Emirati designer Ahmed Abdelrahman.
Her creative work extends beyond clothing, including furniture for Kim Kardashian and a backstage lounge for Travis Scott's Circus Maximus world tour. Both projects were documented in her April 2026 interview, illustrating her involvement in interiors and performance spaces
The Age Gap Behind the Jaden Smith Claims
A chronology of the allegations traces the story to an X post on 9 November claiming Smith had visited Lamy's home for her blessings. The alleged encounter was initially portrayed as a mother-and-son meeting, before another account claimed an engagement.
Jaden Smith shares pictures of himself with the popular “Illuminati Queen,” Michèle Lamy. He reportedly visited her at her home to seek her blessings. She welcomed him warmly, and the two spent quality time together, sharing a beautiful mother-and-son moments. ❤️➡️➡️➡️ pic.twitter.com/Q417yZWgX5
— Sb.young (@sbyoung09) November 9, 2026
That later post alleged Lamy would give Smith 80 per cent of her properties, although the reporting identifies no evidence substantiating the claim. Neither Lamy nor Smith has confirmed a romantic relationship, engagement, or property arrangement, and the alleged visit has not been independently established.
The ABC 10 News fact-check classified the dating and engagement story as fiction and identified the purported romantic images and videos as fabricated. Its report did not establish how every circulating image was produced.
ABC 10 News and Parade both identify Lamy as Owens's wife, with neither report indicating that the couple have divorced. The online allegations provide no verified basis for presenting her as Smith's partner.
Lamy's Lifetime Achievement Award
In April 2026, Lamy received a lifetime achievement award at the Fashion Trust US Awards, presented by Travis Scott and Erykah Badu. Badu told her, 'You are an inspiration to us all, an example of what freedom looks like.'
The previous month, Lamy had walked in Matières Fécales' autumn/winter 2026 show in Paris, continuing her involvement with younger designers. Despite the lifetime recognition, she said, 'I never have a feeling that I made an achievement.'
