Macrons sue Candace Owens personally in Tennessee

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have filed a defamation lawsuit against far-right podcaster Candace Owens in her home state of Tennessee.

Owens falsely claimed in multiple episodes of her podcast 'Candace' that Brigitte is a transgender man. The Macrons brought the case over those claims.

The French presidential couple first filed a defamation lawsuit against Owens and her two media companies in July 2025 in Delaware, where her businesses are registered.

But a Delaware court last month narrowed that complaint, ruling that it only had jurisdiction over Owens' corporations registered in the state.

A new lawsuit has now been filed in Tennessee. The complaint, which appeared on legal databases, is dated November 4. A representative for the Macrons' legal team confirmed on Monday that the Tennessee complaint was authentic.

In the new complaint, the Macrons' legal team described what Owens published as 'outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions'. The 409-page document alleges there are financial and ideological motives behind Owens' work.

The complaint says Owens has continued to use her podcast to spread lies about the Macrons, sell merchandise making fun of the Macrons, and collect donations based on her 'reporting'.

A representative for Candace Owens did not immediately reply to a request for comment.