Judge Limits Candace Owensβs Liability in Macron Defamation Case NYT - Business By: Ken Bensinger 28 October 2026 at 02:19 The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, sued Candace Owens in 2025 over claims she made about Ms. Macronβs gender. A judge said the court had jurisdiction over her companies but not her. Β© Nic Antaya for The New York TimesCandace Owens in Detroit in 2024.