Overview

• On her July 28 podcast Owens predicted that the Macrons would fake Brigitte Macron’s death to avoid the discovery phase of their Delaware defamation suit.
• The 219-page complaint filed July 23 accuses Owens of promoting “outlandish” conspiracies that Brigitte Macron was born male, engaged in incest, and is controlled by the CIA’s MKUltra program.
• Owens boasted of an uptick in donations linked to the lawsuit but said she will only seek funds if the case reaches the invasive discovery stage.
• The case underscores the high bar for foreign public figures to prove actual malice under U.S. defamation law during early pre-discovery proceedings.
• France’s highest court is reviewing the Macrons’ appeal of a previous libel ruling, highlighting divergent standards between French and American defamation law.