US judge narrows French President Macron's defamation lawsuit against podcaster
The judge kept claims against Owens' companies alive and said French law may govern the filing deadline, which could still end the case.
- Delaware Superior Court Judge Sheldon Rennie removed Candace Owens personally from a defamation lawsuit filed by French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, though her two companies remain defendants.
- The Macrons sued after Owens falsely claimed that the French first lady is a man, a conspiracy theory she began pushing in March 2024.
- Rennie sided with Owens' argument that French law, not American law, should set the deadline for the Macrons' claims; if the three-month rule applies, the entire case could face dismissal.
- Her two companies, Candace Owens LLC and GeorgeTom Inc., remain defendants while the judge allows both sides to submit additional arguments on which deadline applies before deciding their fate.
- Clare Locke, the law firm representing the Macrons, said it would explore other ways to hold Owens personally accountable, while Owens separately faces pending defamation suits in Tennessee and Utah.
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US judge narrows French President Macron's defamation lawsuit against podcaster
A judge in Delaware ruled on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, could continue their defamation lawsuit against the companies of right-wing podcaster Candace Owens, but not against Owens herself.
Candace Owens gloats she’s in ‘absolute best mood’ despite Macron lawsuit staying alive
Right-wing podcaster Candace Owens is gloating over a partial legal win against France's first couple, even though the fight is far from over.Owens wrote in a post on X Tuesday that she was "in the absolute best mood over this Macron dismissal" after a Delaware judge removed her personally from the ...
A judge in Delaware ruled on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, can continue their defamation lawsuit against two companies associated with American conservative podcaster Candace Owens, but not against her personally. Delaware Supreme Court Justice Sheldon Rennie ruled that the court ... More www.ertnews.gr
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