Candace Owens Sued by Macrons: Free Speech Battle or Defamation?
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Candace Owens Sued by Macrons: Free Speech Battle or Defamation?
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This week Candace Owens is at the center of an international media storm after French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a blockbuster defamation lawsuit against her in a U.S. court, igniting headlines like “France’s Macron sues Candace Owens for claiming his wife, Brigitte, is a man.” According to the 219-page complaint filed in Delaware, the Macrons accuse Owens of orchestrating a global campaign of humiliation through what they call “outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions” for personal profit—most notably, the repeated claim that Brigitte Macron was born a man. Axios reports the Macrons’ legal team details how Owens used this narrative in her own independent podcast after leaving The Daily Wire in 2024, launching an eight-part series called “Becoming Brigitte” as well as merchandise, all while repeatedly rebuffing private requests for a retraction. The French first couple say filing suit was a last resort and hope their action will “set the record straight and end this campaign of defamation once and for all.”
Owens is showing no signs of backing down. In a fiery response on Time, she declared she “won’t shut up,” doubling down in her podcast and social posts, and framing the lawsuit as a calculated PR stunt by the Macrons. She calls the proceedings a foreign government’s “attack” on the First Amendment rights of an American independent journalist, vowing to address every detail “on her show today.” Critical coverage from PolitiFact and The Associated Press highlights that the central claim originated from long-debunked conspiracy circles, making Owens’ persistence more controversial. Courthouse News notes that figures like Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan have joined the wider discussion online, fueling further social media buzz.
Meanwhile, mainstream outlets from CBS News to The Jerusalem Post emphasize that contemporary legal experts see this as a rare case of a sitting world leader suing an online influencer—an illustration of how social media provocateurs like Owens can create international diplomatic headaches. Since relaunching her media operation, Owens has amassed a YouTube audience topping 4.47 million and nearly 7 million followers on X, despite repeated monetization crackdowns for hate speech and conspiracy content, as documented in a recent legal complaint made publicly available by the firm Clare Locke. On Instagram, commentators have named this the most audacious online defamation suit in years. There is speculation online about whether this lawsuit could set new precedents in cross-border online speech, but for now, Owens seems to be betting her brand—and potentially her fortune—on her ability to ride the whirlwind she created.
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