Candace Owens claims she lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after her 2024 Australia tour was canceled.

The amount reportedly includes money Owens contributed to help the promoter, Rocksman, issue refunds. However, the company has since gone bankrupt, leaving the conservative commentator, ticket holders, and other creditors unlikely to recover their funds.

Candace Owens’ Tour Loss Deepens After Promoter Folds

Nearly two years after Owens’ proposed Australia tour was canceled, the financial fallout is still being felt.

The high-profile podcaster had reportedly loaned promoter Rocksman several hundred thousand dollars to help issue refunds. She also incurred substantial legal fees related to court cases stemming from her refusal of entry to Australia.

Owens expected the money to be repaid by the promoter, who had allegedly assured her team that the funds would be returned. However, Owens and her representatives now claim they realized too late that those “assurances were meaningless.”

According to a spokesperson for the podcaster, they learned how dire the situation had become not from the company itself, but through The Guardian’s reporting on its liquidation in January.

“Right up until the last day, they were still promising us that refunds were just around the corner,” the spokesperson told the outlet.

The Tour Promoter Reportedly Made $1.4M Before Collapse

Before the cancellation of the tour, around 15,000 tickets were sold, according to Joel Jammal, one of the tour’s sponsors.

Tickets reportedly cost a minimum of $95 and rose to as high as $1,500 for VIP packages. Altogether, the promoter is said to have made at least $1.4 million in ticket sales.

However, that money appears to have disappeared after the company collapsed with just 21 Australian cents in its bank account in December.

Regarding why no refunds would be made, the company’s liquidator, David Sampson, stated that refunds were impossible because Rocksman had no insurance to cover the tour’s cancellation and had already spent all its funds.

Candace Owens Was Denied Entry Over Character Test

Owens was denied a visa to Australia in October 2024 by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.

In a statement at the time, Burke explained the decision, citing Owens’ political commentary and the possible implications of allowing her into the country.

“From downplaying the impact of the Holocaust with comments about [notorious Nazi doctor Josef] Mengele through to claims that Muslims started slavery, Candace Owens has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction,” Burke said at the time.

He also acknowledged that she met all the entry requirements except the character test. However, Owens disputed that assessment and later filed a lawsuit challenging the visa refusal.

Owens’ Visa Refusal Was Upheld In A Court Ruling

In court, Owens and her team of lawyers slammed Burke’s character-test explanation, arguing it was more likely to exclude non-mainstream political views that spark division.

They also appeared to argue that the “inciting discord” term used by the minister was not specific and could imply that visas could be withheld from people he “does not like.”

Ultimately, the court ruled against Owens, finding that the minister’s decision to refuse the visa was justified.

It cited Owens’ “extremist and inflammatory comments towards Muslim, Black, Jewish, and LGBTQIA+ communities, which generate controversy and hatred.”

Candace Owens Has A History Of Controversial Claims

Since going mainstream, Owens has become known for her controversial statements and has frequently targeted high-profile figures.

On different occasions, she has made disparaging comments about Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, Erika Kirk, and the Sussexes, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Many of those remarks have come through her podcast or her social media posts, particularly on X.

In some instances, Owens has also promoted conspiracy theories, including one in which she suggested that claims about Jewish children being experimented on during the Holocaust may have been “nothing more than propaganda.”

“Some of the stories, by the way, sound completely absurd,” she said at the time. “The idea they just cut a human up and sewed them back together. Why would you do that? Literally, even if you’re the most evil person in the world, that’s a tremendous waste of time and supplies. That just sounds like bizarre propaganda.”