French President Emmanuel Macron sued American right-wing podcaster Candace Owens for defamation Wednesday over her “relentless and unjustified smear campaign” against him and his wife, French first lady Brigitte Macron.
The 219-page lawsuit, filed by the Macrons in Delaware, assails Owens for her conspiracy theories about them, particularly Brigitte, who was portrayed on the eight-part podcast “Becoming Brigitte” as a secret trans woman and a blood relative of her husband.
Owens made up the “grotesque narrative,” then exploited the attention to grow her “frenzied fan base,” according to the court complaint, which connects the case to her long history of peddling disinformation, including by minimizing the Holocaust. Owens has also claimed President Macron is a CIA operative.
The “campaign of global humiliation, turning their lives into fodder for profit-driven lies,” has led to “relentless bullying on a worldwide scale,” the suit says. “Every time the Macrons leave their home, they do so knowing that countless people have heard, and many believe, these vile fabrications. It is invasive, dehumanizing, and deeply unjust.”
Owens didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment Wednesday.
The 22-count complaint filed in Delaware’s Superior Court seeks damages against Owens and two of her companies, including punitive damages.
The Macrons are represented by Farnan LLP and Clare Locke LLP. Owens hasn’t yet made a court appearance.
The case is Macron v. Owens, Del. Super. Ct., No. N25C-07-194, complaint filed 7/23/25.
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The 219-page lawsuit, filed by the Macrons in Delaware, assails Owens for her conspiracy theories about them, particularly Brigitte, who was portrayed on the eight-part podcast “Becoming Brigitte” as a secret trans woman and a blood relative of her husband.
Owens made up the “grotesque narrative,” then exploited the attention to grow her “frenzied fan base,” according to the court complaint, which connects the case to her long history of peddling disinformation, including by minimizing the Holocaust. Owens has also claimed President Macron is a CIA operative.
The “campaign of global humiliation, turning their lives into fodder for profit-driven lies,” has led to “relentless bullying on a worldwide scale,” the suit says. “Every time the Macrons leave their home, they do so knowing that countless people have heard, and many believe, these vile fabrications. It is invasive, dehumanizing, and deeply unjust.”
Owens didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment Wednesday.
The 22-count complaint filed in Delaware’s Superior Court seeks damages against Owens and two of her companies, including punitive damages.
The Macrons are represented by Farnan LLP and Clare Locke LLP. Owens hasn’t yet made a court appearance.
The case is Macron v. Owens, Del. Super. Ct., No. N25C-07-194, complaint filed 7/23/25.
French President Macron Sues Candace Owens for Defamation (3)
French President Emmanuel Macron sued American right-wing podcaster Candace Owens for defamation Wednesday over her “relentless and unjustified smear campaign” against him and his wife, French first lady Brigitte Macron.
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