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Macrons Sue Candace Owens in Tennessee Over 88 ClaimsWorld
France’s president and his wife have taken their defamation fight against Candace Owens to Tennessee, filing 88 claims over statements they say are false.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have opened a new front in their legal battle with American podcaster Candace Owens, filing a fresh defamation case against her in a federal court in Tennessee.
According to court records, the complaint was filed on 4 November 2026 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, in Nashville. The document runs to 409 pages and brings 88 separate counts, including defamation, false light and defamation by implication.
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At the heart of the case is a claim Owens has repeated about the French first lady — that Brigitte Macron was born male. The Macrons say the claim is false and that Owens has spread it as part of what they have previously described as a sustained campaign against them. Owens has not been found liable, and the allegations in the new complaint have not yet been tested in court.
What the Macrons are asking the court for
The couple are seeking monetary and punitive damages, as well as their legal costs. They are also asking the court for an injunction that would stop Owens from republishing statements a court finds to be defamatory.
According to excerpts of the filing shared by Owens herself, the complaint also takes issue with her use of a doll made to resemble Brigitte Macron, which the Macrons described as grotesque and said was used as a prop to ridicule the first lady’s appearance.
Owens confirmed the new lawsuit in a post on X on Monday 9 November, writing that it contained 88 claims in total. An official from Mr Macron’s office also confirmed that the presidential couple had filed the case, while referring questions to their personal lawyer in the United States, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Why the case moved from Delaware to Tennessee
The Macrons first sued Owens in Delaware in July 2025, naming her and two businesses linked to her. But on 27 October 2026, a Delaware judge ruled that the court there did not have personal jurisdiction over Owens herself, because she lives in Tennessee. The Delaware case continues against her companies, Candace Owens LLC and GeorgeTom Inc.
The new Tennessee case, listed as Macron v. Owens, No. 3:26-cv-01765, has been assigned to Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. A summons in the case was issued on 5 November.
The filing sets up another high-profile courtroom clash between a sitting head of state and one of America’s most prominent online commentators, with the central questions now to be decided by a judge and jury in Nashville.
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