Macrons File Second Candace Owens Defamation Suit in Tennessee Court
The Facts
- French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte Macron have filed a second defamation lawsuit against U.S. podcaster Candace Owens in a federal court in Tennessee, where she lives, over her claims that the French first lady was born male. The complaint appeared on legal databases Monday.
- The new complaint describes Owens' statements as "outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions" and alleges financial and ideological motives, saying she sold merchandise mocking the Macrons and collected donations tied to her reporting on them.
- Court records list the case as Macron, et al. v. Owens, filed Nov. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, with Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. presiding. A summons was issued for Owens the following day.
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The Spin
Prosecution narrative
From the very beginning, Candace Owens has been consistently misleading her audience for personal gain. Having posted falsities for clickbait views, Owens then presented a case excused on geographic technicalities as a exoneration of her malicious claims. Fortunately, the truth cannot be suppressed forever and the Macrons will finally have their shot at justice once and for all.
Defense narrative
A second lawsuit reeks of desperation, with losses in French courts and a dismissal in Delaware saying more than enough about the strength of the underlying accusation. Instead of focusing on their personal image, it would be better off for the Macrons to spend more time helping France out of chaos rather than obsessing over legitimate speech from across the Atlantic.
