Overview

• Attorney Tom Clare told the BBC the court submission will include scientific expert testimony and, where admissible, photographs such as pregnancy and family images.
• The couple filed a 218-page defamation complaint in Delaware on July 23 seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
• Candace Owens has moved to dismiss on venue grounds, arguing the case should not proceed in Delaware and that defending it there would cause substantial financial and operational burdens.
• Because the plaintiffs are public figures, the suit must show actual malice, requiring proof Owens knew the statements were false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth.
• The U.S. case follows repeated online assertions traceable to a 2021 YouTube video; a separate French defamation win in 2024 was overturned on appeal in 2025 and remains under challenge.