Full Breakdown
Candace Owens Wins Partial Victory in Macron Defamation Case
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Core Event – Judge Dismisses Personal Liability
Delaware Superior Court Judge Sheldon K. Rennie ruled that the court lacks jurisdiction over right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, who resides in Tennessee, and therefore dismissed all claims against her personally in the defamation lawsuit filed by French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron. The decision leaves the claims against Owens’s two companies, Candace Owens LLC and GeorgeTom Inc., intact.
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Background & Context – Conspiracy Claims and Earlier Litigation
Owens began asserting that Brigitte Macron is a man in March 2024 and has devoted dozens of episodes of her show “Candace” to the theory. The Macrons sued in July 2025 after Owens repeatedly repeated the false claim. The lawsuit follows two other defamation actions brought against Owens in the past seven months related to her commentary on the killing of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.
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Official Statements & Responses – Court Rationale and Legal Strategy
Judge Rennie applied French law to determine the applicable statute of limitations, noting that French plaintiffs generally have three months to file defamation actions, extendable to one year for statements targeting protected traits such as sex or sexual orientation. Both parties have been asked to submit briefs arguing which deadline should apply.
Clare Locke, the law firm representing the Macrons, praised the ruling for preserving the claims against Owens’s companies and said it will explore additional avenues to hold Owens personally accountable.
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Verbatim Quotes
- “Feels like a year and a half of my family having to deal with psychotic lies regarding pending bankruptcies, secret accounts and plans to flee the country,” — Candace Owens, spokesman
- “We argued the Macron couple was intentionally forum shopping because being held to France's 3 months would have naturally expired their claims,” — Candace Owens, spokesman
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What’s Next – Ongoing Arguments Over Deadline and Company Liability
The court will hear further arguments on whether the three-month French limitation period or the extended one-year period governs the case. A decision favoring the three-month rule could force dismissal of the remaining claims against the companies, while a ruling on the longer deadline would allow the lawsuit to proceed against those entities.