The key facts
- A second defamation lawsuit was registered in a Tennessee federal court on November 4, 2026
- The first lawsuit in Delaware was limited: the court found a lack of jurisdiction over Owens but left the claims against two companies associated with her in the proceedings
- The question of the truthfulness of Owens's claims has not yet been resolved by the court on the merits
A new lawsuit in the defendant's state of residence
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a new defamation lawsuit in the United States against American journalist and blogger Candace Owens. This was reported by Le Monde, citing court documents; Life.ru published a piece on the matter. The reason once again was Owens's claims that the First Lady of France was born a man. This time the lawsuit was filed in the federal court of the state of Tennessee, where the defendant resides. According to the American court registry, the lawsuit was registered on November 4, 2026; the plaintiffs are listed as the President of France and his wife, and the defendant as Candace Owens herself.
Why a second lawsuit was needed
The Macrons filed the first lawsuit in Delaware in July 2025. However, on October 27, 2026, the court ruled that it lacked the necessary jurisdiction to hear claims directly against Owens, who lives in another state; the claims against two companies associated with her were left in the proceedings. The new lawsuit in Tennessee makes it possible to continue the proceedings directly against the blogger herself in her state of residence. In practical terms, this means that the dispute with Owens as a private individual has not been dropped, although the question of the truthfulness of her claims has not yet been resolved by the court on the merits.
The plaintiffs' claims and Owens's reaction
The Macrons accuse the blogger of deliberately spreading false information in order to attract an audience and make a profit. According to the plaintiffs, after the first lawsuit was filed in the summer of 2025, Owens did not stop publishing and continued her campaign against the French president's family; in the new lawsuit her actions are described as an international campaign of public humiliation which, in the couple's view, caused serious damage to their reputation. Owens herself confirmed receipt of the new lawsuit on the social network X. She is known for her conservative political commentary and the series of video publications Becoming Brigitte, devoted to theories about the past of the First Lady of France. Earlier, Life.ru reported that Macron and his wife turned to an American court for the first time with a lawsuit against Owens; at the time, the President of France explained the decision by the need to protect his family from the spread of what he considered defamatory claims.
