Delaware judge dismisses claims against Candace Owens personally

A Delaware judge dismissed all claims against Candace Owens personally in the defamation lawsuit brought by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, while allowing the case against two companies linked to her to continue for now. Judge Sheldon K. Rennie of Delaware Superior Court ruled Tuesday that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over Owens, a Tennessee resident. The decision concerns whether she can be sued in Delaware, not whether the Macrons’ allegations are true. The companies, Candace Owens LLC and GeorgeTom Inc., remain defendants because they are registered in Delaware. The judge has not yet decided whether France’s three-month or one-year defamation limitation period applies. He asked both sides to submit further arguments on the issue and reserved a ruling. The decision could determine whether the claims against the companies proceed. If the three-month period applies, the entire suit could be dismissed because the Macrons did not initially file within that window, according to the court’s reported reasoning. The Macrons filed the lawsuit in Delaware in July 2025 against Owens and the two companies. Their complaint alleges that Owens...