Kim Kardashian sued after death row inmate picture error
"It was a
simple mistake." Kim Kardashian's lawyers are defending her after a man
says her "negligent" and "reckless" actions caused him emotional
distress.
Kim Kardashian is facing a defamation lawsuit after she posted a picture of the wrong man when talking about a death row inmate.
The drama unfolded in 2024 when 'The Kardashians' reality star took to Instagram Stories to make a passionate plea on behalf of Ivan Cantu, a convicted killer who was just days away from being executed.
His advocates, which included politicians and celebrities, believed he was wrongfully accused of killing his cousin and his cousin's partner in 2000.
"The state will execute Ivan Cantu in 2 days. Please sign the petition to demand that Collin County DA Greg Willis request to withdraw the execution date," Kardashian wrote.
The 44-year-old included a picture of the inmate in the post. However, the man she posted was not the right Cantu, but a project manager from New York who shares the same name.
Not only did Cantu's execution by lethal injection go ahead as planned, but Kardashian is now being sued for her picture mix-up.
According to the Daily Mail, lawyers for project manager Cantu say her post was "negligent, reckless, and/or violated standards of ethics and decency".
Their client allegedly suffered anxiety after the SKIMS founder blasted the image to her 357 million followers. He apparently had to go for counselling after the post exposed him to "hatred, contempt, ridicule and obloquy".
The project manager initially dismissed Kardashian's gaffe but has decided to take further action.
"To all my friends and family, I am not getting executed, some idiot who runs @kimkardashian used my picture of Ivan 'Abner' Cantu," he wrote on Facebook last year.
Kardashian's lawyer, Michael Rhodes, has responded to the lawsuit.
"It was a simple mistake of using the public photo of another man with the same name to promote Kim's longstanding commitment to the cause of criminal justice reform. The image was taken down almost immediately once the error was discovered. We'd prefer to solve this without litigation, but of course will defend Kim as needed," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.
Kim Kardashian is being sued for mistakenly posting a photo of the wrong Ivan Cantu while advocating for a Texas death row inmate. A New York man with the same name claims the mix-up caused him distress and public embarrassment. #KimKardashian #IvanCantu pic.twitter.com/ed77vRWbDk
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