Kim Kardashian is being sued for libel and slander by a person accusing the fact star of wrongfully figuring out him in a photograph as an inmate of the identical identify awaiting the loss of life penalty.
In line with TMZ, Ivan A. Cantu alleges within the swimsuit that Kardashian posted a photograph of him on social media in Feb. 2024 by which she urged individuals to signal a petition requesting {that a} decide withdraw the execution date.
Cantu claims the publish prompted public embarrassment, disgrace, hatred, ridicule, shame, contempt and aversion.
The swimsuit alleges Cantu has misplaced sleep, suffered from complications and nightmares, and skilled PTSD. He has allegedly sought medical care and emotional counseling as a result of publish, which he claims damage his repute.
Kardashian’s lawyer Michael Rhodes issued a press release to Us Weekly in response to the lawsuit, calling the matter a “easy mistake,” which he hopes to resolve with out getting the court docket concerned.
“It was a easy mistake of utilizing the general public photograph of one other man with the identical identify to advertise Kim’s longstanding dedication to the reason for prison justice reform,” Rhodes mentioned. “The picture was taken down nearly instantly as soon as the error was found. We’d favor to resolve this with out litigation, however after all will defend Kim as wanted.”