Candace Owens, Candace Owens Macron lawsuit
Owens' lawyers argue France's president and his wife sued in Delaware for its two-year time limit, not the three months in France Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0

Candace Owens has denied claims by a writer using the pen name Geoffrey Edevane about four old dating profiles he links to her. Posting on X on Tuesday 29 September, the podcaster called the story 'the most deranged' invention yet. French President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte, his wife, sued Owens for defamation in July 2025.

Defamation means spreading false claims that harm a person's good name. Delaware judge Sheldon K. Rennie heard Owens' bid to end the case on 27 July but has not ruled. His ruling will decide if the lawsuit goes ahead. IBTimes UK has seen no proof Owens created any of the four.

What Owens and Her Accuser Say

Edevane tied the profiles to usernames, email addresses, her birthday, and her student years in Rhode Island. He also claimed someone logged in to one profile in January 2022, after her 2019 marriage to George Farmer. Owens answered that a photo on one profile was a 2015 birthday picture of her with an aunt and uncle in New York. She said someone copied it from her Facebook page, and she blamed Zionists in the post below.

Edevane's first post had drawn more than 18M views by 30 September, against 1.2M for Owens' reply. He has offered $100,000 (about £75,000) to anyone who proves all four profiles are fake, and says Owens is free to sue him for defamation. Owens wrote that she had the same boyfriend throughout college, a man she dated at school. A matching username alone cannot show who opened a profile, and a login record cannot show who typed the password.

The Macrons' Lawsuit and Where It Stands

France's first couple filed a 22-count complaint in Delaware's Superior Court as private citizens. Their complaint accuses Owens of a 'relentless and unjustified smear campaign.' At its centre is Owens' long-running claim that Brigitte Macron is secretly a man, which the Macrons say is false. Since the lawsuit began, Owens has kept repeating it. They want unspecified damages, including punitive damages, which punish a wrongdoer rather than compensate a victim.

Owens wants the suit dismissed. Her lawyers argue she broadcasts from Nashville and has no personal connection to the state. At the July hearing, her lawyer Chad Shandler said the couple sued there to 'take advantage of Delaware's longer statute of limitations.' That deadline for such claims is three months in France and two years in Delaware. Thomas Clare, a lawyer for the Macrons, replied that Owens chose to register her companies in the state.

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The Paris Verdict and the Ruling Ahead

Brigitte Macron has already won a related case in France this year. On 5 January, a Paris court convicted 10 people of cyberbullying her over posts falsely claiming she is a man, and eight received suspended prison sentences. Owens was not among the defendants in Paris.

Judge Rennie asked both sides whether French or Tennessee law should apply. If he grants Owens' request, the Macrons' case would end in that court, though they could appeal. Her lawyers argue it belongs in France or Tennessee, if anywhere. If he refuses, the dispute moves closer to trial.

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