Macrons file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in Tennessee
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have filed a new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in Tennessee, according to The Guardian. Defamation is a legal claim that false statements have damaged a person's reputation. The suit was filed on 4 November in Nashville, where Owens lives.
The lawsuit includes 88 counts, or separate legal claims, of defamation, false light and defamation by implication. False light is a claim that a person was portrayed in a misleading way, and defamation by implication is a claim that false statements were suggested rather than stated outright. All of the counts are brought against Owens personally.
The Macrons first sued Owens and her media companies in July 2025, in Delaware, over false claims about Brigitte Macron. Owens argued that the Delaware court lacked personal jurisdiction, meaning the legal authority to hear a case against her, because she does not live in that state. A judge then limited the case to Owens's companies that are registered in Delaware. That case remains pending.
The lawsuits cite false claims that Brigitte Macron, 73, was born a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux, who is actually her older brother. They also cite false claims that Emmanuel Macron was elected as part of a CIA mind-control program, and that the Macrons are blood relatives committing incest.
Since the Delaware lawsuit, Owens has published an eight-part podcast series, Becoming Brigitte, with accompanying posts on X.
The Macrons are seeking actual, presumed and punitive damages, which are sums of money awarded for harm and, in the case of punitive damages, as punishment. They are also seeking a narrowly tailored injunction, a court order barring Owens from republishing the defamatory statements.
