French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have filed a new defamation lawsuit against commentator Candace Owens in federal court in Tennessee on Nov. 4, targeting Owens personally in her home state.
According to Reuters, the action follows a previous lawsuit the Macrons filed in Delaware in July 2025 against Owens and her associated businesses, accusing her of spreading false and damaging claims about Brigitte’s identity, their marriage, and Emmanuel’s political career. While that earlier case saw Owens dismissed as an individual defendant due to jurisdiction issues, the couple has now taken the fight directly to Tennessee.
“Mrs. Owens was adamant that Tennessee is where this case belongs because it’s where she lives,” a representative for the Macrons told the Guardian. “With this filing, we are giving her exactly what she has repeatedly demanded.”
I’m afraid to say this is accurate. The Macrons have indeed filed a NEW set of claims against me. 88 in total, and this time, they want justice over my Brigitte-Doll. Those of you who are fans of the show know that Brigitte-Doll has never pursued the limelight. For her to be… https://t.co/t3EYMfUMtt pic.twitter.com/KGNuGg58pk
The new complaint features 88 claims against Owens personally—including defamation, false light, and defamation by implication—and takes issue with her continued promotion of the conspiracy theory that Brigitte Macron was born male and has spent decades hiding her identity. Owens has pushed the allegations through her podcast and social media, including an eight-part series titled “Becoming Brigitte.”
The lawsuit also targets a Brigitte Macron doll that Owens has allegedly used to mock the first lady, describing the figure as a “grotesque” caricature of her body and pointing to merchandise and fundraising connected to the claims. The complaint states that Owens’ “campaign against Mrs. Macron is driven by animus toward Mrs. Macron’s perceived gender identity, gender and sexuality.”
Owens acknowledged the new legal action on X and wrote, “Those of you who are fans of the show know that Brigitte-Doll has never pursued the limelight. For her to be called ‘grotesque’ by the French couple is hurtful, to say the least.”
