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Candace Owens has delivered a stunning legal setback to French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte. And the irony is delicious. The Macrons retained Clare Locke, the powerhouse law firm behind Dominion Voting Systems' $787.5 million settlement with Fox News. Apparently, formidable legal firepower does not guarantee victory.
On October 27, Delaware Superior Court Judge Sheldon Rennie dismissed Candace Owens personally from the Macrons' sprawling defamation lawsuit. Why? Because the plaintiffs failed to establish personal jurisdiction over her. Candace lives and broadcasts from Tennessee. Simply operating Delaware corporations does not surrender her constitutional protections.
But the real bombshell may be the statute of limitations.
The judge ruled that French limitations law governs the dispute. And French defamation law generally requires lawsuits within three months. A possible one-year exception remains unresolved. The Macrons filed in July 2025, months after many of the challenged broadcasts.
That could become a devastating obstacle.
So how did the Macrons blow it? They pursued an aggressive legal strategy without establishing jurisdiction over their principal individual target. They also selected a forum that ultimately applied potentially unforgiving French filing deadlines.
And what happens next?
Candace's two companies remain defendants. The judge has requested additional arguments about which French limitations period applies. Depending on that determination, the remaining claims could face dismissal.
Let's be precise. Candace has not been judicially vindicated on the truth of her allegations. This ruling concerns jurisdiction and procedural la