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Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens

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The Guardian, France 24, TheGrio and a Reuters report carried by the New York Post report that Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have filed a new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in Tennessee, where she lives. The couple first sued in Delaware in July 2025 over claims that Brigitte Macron was born a man, claims the Macrons say Owens keeps repeating. According to TheGrio, a Delaware judge on Oct. 27 dismissed Owens as an individual for lack of personal jurisdiction, and the claims against her companies continue. The 411-page complaint, filed Nov. 4, sets out 88 counts of defamation and related claims.

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  1. The Macrons have filed a new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    TheGrio, The Guardian
    Center
    France 24
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The new complaint was filed in Tennessee, where Owens lives.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    TheGrio, The Guardian

  3. The couple first sued in Delaware in July 2025; on Oct. 27 a judge dismissed Owens as an individual for lack of personal jurisdiction.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    TheGrio
    Right
    New York Post

  4. The 411-page complaint sets out 88 counts of defamation, defamation by implication and false light.

    One outletTheGrio· Left

  5. The Macrons say Owens keeps spreading false claims that Brigitte Macron was born a man.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    TheGrio, The Guardian
    Center
    France 24
    Right
    New York Post

  6. A Delaware judge has not decided whether Owens defamed the Macrons.

    One outletTheGrio· Left

How each side tells it

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All three sides report the Macrons' new defamation suit against Owens and their claim that she keeps spreading false claims about Brigitte Macron. The difference is emphasis: left coverage stresses the 88 counts and Tennessee venue, while center and right headlines name the gender claims.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines report the new suit against Owens plainly; TheGrio leads with the 88-count total and says she was hit with it, a more combative framing.

    Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    France 24, the only center-side report, frames the suit as a defamation case over transgender rumours and calls Owens a US right-wing podcaster; it is one newsroom's headline.

    Macrons file new defamation lawsuit against US podcaster over Delegitimizing label“transgender rumours”Calling the claims rumours dismisses them as baseless before the court has ruled on them.More neutral: claims about her genderDisagree with this highlight?
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only right-side coverage here is a Reuters report run by the New York Post, whose headline names the couple and calls Owens a right-wing podcaster; the report centers the claim about Brigitte Macron's sex.

    France’s President Macron and wife file new lawsuit against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left3

    false claimscontinuing to spread falsehit with

  • Center1

    transgender rumours

  • Right0

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  • Delegitimizing label

    transgender rumoursMore neutral: claims about her gender

    Calling the claims rumours dismisses them as baseless before the court has ruled on them.

    Macrons file new defamation lawsuit against US podcaster over transgender rumours

    Used byFrance 24 (Center)

  • Absolutist framing

    false claimsMore neutral: claims the Macrons dispute

    Presents the Macrons’ allegation that Owens’s claims are false as settled in the outlet’s own voice, while the case is still pending.

    Legal battle escalates as far-right US podcaster continues to spread false claims that France’s first lady was born a man Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have brought a…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Absolutist framing

    continuing to spread falseMore neutral: continuing to spread claims the Macrons call false

    Presents the Macrons' contested claim about Owens as settled fact in the outlet's own voice, which the article does not support with a record.

    …a new federal lawsuit in Tennessee accusing the conservative podcaster of continuing to spread false

    Used byTheGrio (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    hit withMore neutral: faces a new defamation lawsuit from

    Hit with casts the suit as an attack already landed on Owens, when the news is the filing itself.

    Candace Owens hit with new 88-count defamation lawsuit by French president and first lady

    Used byTheGrio (Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the 88 counts and 411-page complaint
  • Owens's repeated claims about Brigitte Macron
  • the Tennessee venue
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  • TheGrioLeft

    Candace Owens Loaded verb“hit with”Hit with casts the suit as an attack already landed on Owens, when the news is the filing itself.More neutral: faces a new defamation lawsuit fromDisagree with this highlight? new 88-count defamation lawsuit by French president and first lady

    Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a new federal lawsuit in Tennessee accusing the conservative podcaster of Absolutist framing“continuing to spread false”Presents the Macrons' contested claim about Owens as settled fact in the outlet's own voice, which the article does not support with a record.More neutral: continuing to spread claims the Macrons call falseDisagree with this highlight?

    Read at TheGrio (opens in a new tab)
  • The GuardianLeft

    Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron file new defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens

    Legal battle escalates as far-right US podcaster continues to spread Absolutist framing“false claims”Presents the Macrons’ allegation that Owens’s claims are false as settled in the outlet’s own voice, while the case is still pending.More neutral: claims the Macrons disputeDisagree with this highlight? that France’s first lady was born a man Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron have brought a fresh defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens in her home state of Tennessee, in an escalation of a …

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the second lawsuit against Owens
  • gender-related claims about Brigitte Macron
  • Owens profiting from the claims
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  • France 24Center

    Macrons file new defamation lawsuit against US podcaster over Delegitimizing label“transgender rumours”Calling the claims rumours dismisses them as baseless before the court has ruled on them.More neutral: claims about her genderDisagree with this highlight?

    French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a second lawsuit against US right-wing podcaster Candace Owens over false claims on her gender, accusing her of continuing to spread the allegations and profiting from them despite earlier legal action.

    Read at France 24 (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the couple's characterization of Owens's campaign
  • the false claim that the first lady was born male
  • the 2025 Delaware suit
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  • New York PostRightReuters report

    France’s President Macron and wife file new lawsuit against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens

    The Macrons had sued Owens and two businesses associated with ⁠her in July 2025 in a Delaware court over what they called her lie-filled "campaign of global humiliation," including the false claim that France's first lady was born a male.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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  • Left

    15 hr 55 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 3:28 PM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    France 24, Nov 9, 11:33 PM EST

  • Right

    11 hr 13 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 10:47 AM EST

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  1. France 24CenterNov 9, 11:33 PM EST
  2. New York PostRightNov 10, 10:47 AM EST
  3. The GuardianLeftNov 10, 3:28 PM EST
  4. TheGrioLeftNov 11, 10:35 AM EST

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