Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a new federal lawsuit in Tennessee accusing the conservative podcaster of continuing to spread false claims about France's first lady.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have filed a new defamation lawsuit against conservative podcaster Candace Owens in Tennessee, where she lives. The Candace Owens lawsuit follows the couple’s initial complaint in 2025 and Trump’s public criticism of her claims about France’s first lady earlier this year.
The couple filed their latest complaint in federal court on Nov. 4. The 411-page filing accuses Owens of continuing to spread false claims about Brigitte Macron and using the controversy to promote her platform, sell merchandise and collect donations. The complaint sets out 88 counts of defamation, defamation by implication and false light over statements the Macrons say harmed their reputations.
The case follows an Oct. 27 ruling that narrowed the couple’s first lawsuit in Delaware. Judge Sheldon Rennie dismissed Owens as an individual defendant because the court lacked personal jurisdiction over her. He allowed the claims against Candace Owens LLC and Georgetom Inc. to continue for now, while postponing a decision on a separate legal challenge involving the time limit for filing the case.
The Delaware ruling did not decide whether Owens defamed the Macrons. The new case names her personally in federal court in her home state.
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