On this Nov. 6, 2019, file picture, Kanye West attends the WSJ. Journal 2019 Innovator Awards on the Museum of Fashionable Artwork in New York. West is being sued by the household of George Floyd for $250 million. Evan Agostini/Invision/Related Press
The household of George Floyd introduced plans to sue Ye, previously identified by Kanye West, after he made feedback on the “Drink Champs” podcast about Floyd’s demise.
‘Drink Champs’ has since pulled the episode, citing “false and hurtful feedback” about George Floyd, per the Hollywood Reporter.
What did Kanye say about George Floyd’s demise?
George Floyd’s demise was dominated a murder because of police brutality, however West claimed Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose.
“They hit [Floyd] with the fentanyl. Should you look, the man’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that,” West mentioned, in response to Newsweek.
“They mentioned he screamed for his mama; mama was his girlfriend. It’s within the documentary,” he continued, referring to Candace Owens’s new documentary “The Biggest Lie Ever Bought: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM,” the premiere of which West attended final week.
Why Kanye is being sued
Following these feedback, the household of George Floyd issued a cease-and-desist to West, NPR reported.
On Tuesday, the attorneys for Roxie Washington, the mom of Floyd’s daughter—Gianna Floyd—then launched a assertion wherein they introduced that Floyd’s household deliberate to sue West for “harassment, misappropriation, defamation and infliction of emotional misery looking for $250 million dollars in damages.”
“The pursuits of the kid are precedence,” Legal professional Nuru Witherspoon said, “George Floyd’s daughter is being retraumatized by Kanye West’s feedback and he’s creating an unsafe and unhealthy atmosphere for her.”
Kanye’s different controversies
Kanye West’s statements about George Floyd come amidst different current controversial statements by the rapper.
- He not too long ago wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt alongside Candace Owens at Paris Trend Week.
- West was locked out of Twitter and Instagram because of antisemitic feedback.
- After being locked out of his social media, Kanye West, is shopping for Parler.