Macrons sue far-right podcaster Candace Owens personally in Tennessee
The latest move by the French president and his wife comes after a court in Delaware ruled it only had jurisdiction over Owens’ corporations registered in the state.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a defamation lawsuit against far-right podcaster Candace Owens in Tennessee. This is the latest development in a legal case initiated by the Macrons after Owens falsely claimed that Brigitte is a transgender man on her podcast "Candace." The Macrons first filed the defamation lawsuit against Owens and her media companies in July 2025 in Delaware, but a Delaware court later ruled that the complaint only had jurisdiction over Owens' corporations in the state.
The Macrons' legal team confirmed the authenticity of the Tennessee complaint on Monday, which appeared on legal databases dated Nov. 4. In the new complaint, the Macrons allege that Owens' work contains "outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions." The 409-page-long document details financial and ideological motives behind Owens' work, stating that she continues to use her podcast to expand her lies about the Macrons, sell merchandise making fun of them, and collect donations based on her "reporting" on the Macrons. A representative for Owens did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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