This proceeding targets Candace Owens personally in the state where she resides. It follows a judge’s decision, in late October, to narrow the scope of an earlier complaint filed in Delaware in the summer of 2025. The new complaint, filed on November 4, therefore seeks to reach Owens directly where she lives, after this partial setback.
In the Delaware case, the judge dismissed the action brought against Owens as an individual, while allowing the proceedings against her companies to continue. One account of the case cites jurisdictional grounds; another indicates that the magistrate upheld the statute of limitations.
The court filing describes these allegations as patently false. It asserts that Owens knew they were false at the time of their publication.
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have filed a new defamation complaint against American podcaster Candace Owens in a federal court in Tennessee. The document is dated November 4, 2026, according to Reuters, which notes that an official from Mr. Macron’s office confirmed the filing.
The dispute concerns rumors about Brigitte Macron’s transgender identity and the allegation that she was born male. The presidential couple is seeking, in the United States, to have these statements recognized as defamatory and to establish the podcaster’s personal liability.
The couple is turning to the American courts “to restore the truth, prevent further harm and hold Ms. Owens accountable for her conduct,” according to the complaint.