Judge Drops Macrons' Defamation Claims Against Candace Owens
The Facts
- Delaware Superior Court Judge Sheldon Rennie ruled Tuesday that his court lacks jurisdiction over Tennessee resident Candace Owens, dismissing the defamation claims French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, brought against the podcaster personally.
- The Macrons' case may proceed against Candace Owens LLC and GeorgeTom Inc., both registered in Delaware. The judge rejected the argument that registering the companies there meant Owens risked answering personally in Delaware courts.
- Rennie determined that France's statute of limitations governs, not Delaware's two-year rule. French law generally allows three months to sue for defamation, extendable to one year for claims tied to sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.
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The Spin
Defense narrative
A sitting French president using Delaware courts to bankrupt a lone podcaster is an obscene abuse of power, and Candace Owens' personal dismissal is a win for free speech. The ruling that French defamation law applies exposes the forum shopping — Paris allows three months to sue, and those claims expired long ago. Coverage pretending the case centered on Brigitte Macron's sex was dishonest.
Prosecution narrative
Getting tossed on personal jurisdiction is not vindication — the Delaware judge never touched the merits, and Candace Owens LLC and Georgetom remain defendants. The 56-page decision plainly describes the "Becoming Brigitte" series pushing claims that Brigitte Macron was born male and that the Macrons are blood relatives. Owens rewriting that record into a lone MK Ultra crusade doesn't hold up.
