Macron defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in Tennessee federal court, Digi Mart USA News (United States): Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron have launched new defamation proceedings in the United States against influencer Candace Owens. The presidential couple accuses her of spreading and exploiting the false claim that Brigitte Macron is a transgender person.
The action was filed in a federal court in Tennessee after a judge at the end of October narrowed the scope of the couple’s earlier complaint, launched in summer 2025 in Delaware. The judge ruled that Candace Owens could not be held personally liable because the claims were time-barred, but allowed the case to proceed against her companies.
The new complaint, filed on November 4, targets Owens directly in her state of residence. In it, the presidential couple argues that Owens “used this false information to promote her independent platform, gain notoriety and make money.”
Brigitte and Emmanuel Macron accuse her of having “persisted” since the initial complaint in summer 2025 and of having “amplified her lies” about them. “This is not a search for truth, but a search for notoriety,” the complaint states, listing some 88 cases across more than 400 pages.
“These lies have caused immense damage to the Macrons,” the judicial document says, describing an “international campaign of humiliation.” The couple is turning to the American court “to restore the truth, prevent further harm and hold Madame Owens accountable for her conduct,” according to the complaint.
