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Macrons Sue Candace Owens in Delaware Over Transgender Defamation Campaign

The case tests American free-speech protections after a French appeals court overturned an earlier libel conviction.

France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron attend a ceremony during their visit to The British Museum in London, Britain, July 9, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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L: Candace Owens is seen on set of "Candace" on April 19, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. R: French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive at Downing Street on July 9, 2025 in London, England.

Overview

  • On July 23, Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a 218-page, 22-count defamation lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court accusing Candace Owens of spreading demonstrably false claims that Brigitte Macron was born male and other conspiracies.
  • The complaint alleges Owens monetized the baseless transgender narrative and related incest and CIA mind-control theories while ignoring multiple retraction demands from the Macron legal team.
  • The couple is seeking punitive damages and a jury trial and must prove under US law that Owens acted with actual malice by knowing her statements were false or recklessly disregarding the truth.
  • Owens’s spokesperson characterized the suit as a foreign government attack on First Amendment rights and the commentator has vowed to continue addressing the allegations on her podcast.
  • Brigitte Macron’s separate defamation appeal has reached France’s Court de Cassation, underscoring divergent libel standards between French and American courts.