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#318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American Media

Explore episode Jul 2, 2026
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The Brian Harpole Lawsuit Is Backwards

#318 Candace Owens - The Most Sued Woman in American Media · Jul 2, 2026 True Crime

Brian Harpole is suing Candace Owens for defamation, claiming she forced him to become a public figure by going on the Shawn Ryan Show to clear his name. The problem: Owens says she never mentioned Harpole once on her show before he did the interview. His lawsuit argues he couldn't respond to her texts because he didn't want her to 'get famous off of him' — which Owens calls the thrust of the entire case.

4m 30s

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High School Threats, the Mayor's Son, and the NAACP's Grift

At 30:30 · chapter starts 28:50

During her senior year of high school, Candace's childhood friend — likely gay, she says — was bitter about her new boyfriend and rounded up a group of boys who left horrifically racist voicemails threatening to 'put a bullet in the back of your head like Rosa Parks.' One of the boys turned out to be the son of the mayor and future governor of Connecticut, turning the incident political. The NAACP showed up on her school steps without ever speaking to her. The FBI got involved due to the political figure's involvement. Candace didn't even report it initially — her teacher did. She looks back on it as an early education in the politics of victimhood and the NAACP's fundraising model: find a Black victim, raise money, and never actually solve the underlying problem.

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