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Delaware judge lets Macrons’ defamation case against Owens’s companies proceed
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife sued podcaster Candace Owens over claims she made about Brigitte Macron’s gender.
The case is in Delaware, where two businesses linked to Owens are registered.
A judge ruled that the case can continue against the two companies for now.
But the judge said the court has no jurisdiction over Owens herself, who lives in Tennessee.
The Macrons say Owens spread false claims about them to build her platform, gain attention and make money.
The judge will consider further arguments about French defamation law and time limits before deciding whether the case can proceed against the companies.
A Delaware judge ruled that Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron can continue their defamation lawsuit against two companies associated with Candace Owens, but not against Owens herself.
Judge Sheldon Rennie said the court did not have jurisdiction over Owens, who lives in Tennessee.
The lawsuit concerns claims Owens made about Brigitte Macron, including that France’s first lady was born male.
The judge deferred a decision on Owens’s motion to dismiss while the parties provide more information about French and US law.
- Who
- French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, sued podcaster Candace Owens and two companies associated with her.
- What
- A judge allowed the defamation case to continue against the companies but not Owens herself.
- When
- The ruling was issued on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Delaware.
- Why
- The Macrons allege that Owens made false claims about them, including a claim about Brigitte Macron’s gender.
Macrons
Candace Owens
Allegations
Macrons
The Macrons say Owens promoted false claims and conspiracy theories about them to promote her platform, gain notoriety and make money.
Candace Owens
Owens described the case as a legal overreach by a foreign government leader.
Case outcome
Macrons
The Macrons’ case can continue against Owens’s two Delaware-registered companies.
Candace Owens
The judge ruled that the court did not have jurisdiction over Owens, who lives in Tennessee.
The Macrons sued Owens over claims she made about Brigitte Macron’s gender.
The Macrons sued Owens and two Delaware-registered businesses associated with her.
Judge Sheldon Rennie ruled that the case could continue against the businesses but not Owens.
- Judge
- Sheldon Rennie
- Plaintiffs
- Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron
- Defendant companies
- Candace Owens LLC and Georgetom Inc
- Court
- Delaware Superior Court
- Jurisdiction ruling
- The court did not have jurisdiction over Owens, who lives in Tennessee.
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What people are saying
represents one of the grossest, legal overreaches by a foreign government leader in human history — a sitting President's attempt to personally bankrupt a single podcaster from outside the nation in which he governs
campaign of global humiliation
to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety, and make money