Judge Limits Candace Owens’s Liability in Macron Defamation Case

New York Times - Oct 28, 2026

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, sued Candace Owens in 2025 over claims she made about Ms. Macron’s gender. A judge said the court had jurisdiction over her companies but not her.

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