{ "story_id": "45a0c9118c0249c58a36cd57546254fa", "desk": "bad-news-beat", "revision": 1, "published_at": "2026-11-12T02:01:38.683Z", "content_hash": "6d29674ac6336527f039dcbfab409d66afe339b13d670b32358835aff69e8265", "hash_basis": "sha256 over `headline\\ndek\\nprose`, plus `\\n` + the canonical citations JSON when any source is placed, plus `\\n#blog` for blogs", "basis": { "headline": "The Macrons sue Candace Owens a second time, in Tennessee", "dek": "A Delaware case against her personally was dismissed on jurisdiction. The new suit says she profited from false claims about Brigitte Macron. Owens called the first a public relations strategy.", "prose": "Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed a second defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens.[^1] Owens is a right-wing podcaster in the United States.[^2] The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.[^3]\n\n## What it alleges\n\nThe complaint alleges that Owens made false statements about Brigitte Macron's identity and the couple's relationship.[^4] The Macrons accuse her of profiting from false claims about Brigitte Macron's gender.[^5]\n\nThey seek damages, a jury trial and an order barring defamatory reposts.[^6]\n\n## Why a second suit\n\nThe first did not reach her. A 2025 lawsuit in Delaware against Owens as an individual was dismissed on jurisdiction grounds.[^7] She was dismissed from it without prejudice on 27 October.[^8] Claims against two of her companies remain pending there.[^9]\n\nA dismissal on jurisdiction says the court was the wrong one. 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