Kim Kardashian is facing a defamation lawsuit from Ivan Cantu, who was wrongfully associated with a death row inmate of the same name. In an Instagram post, Kardashian shared Cantu's photo, claiming he was to be executed imminently, which was false and had severe negative repercussions for Cantu. He alleges that the incident has resulted in emotional and psychological trauma, tarnishing his reputation. Kardashian's legal team has characterized the mistake as unintentional, emphasizing her advocacy for criminal justice reform and expressing a desire to resolve the issue without litigation.
Cantu suffered serious emotional damage and injury in the form of emotional and mental anguish, psychological harm, embarrassment, ridicule, and stigma from being wrongfully associated with the death row case.
Rhodes said in a statement to The Times, 'We'd prefer to solve this without litigation, but of course will defend Kim as needed.'
Cantu lambasts Kardashian for sharing an unauthorized photo of his face with her more than 350 million Instagram followers, saying the incident has caused him severe mental and emotional trauma.
Kardashian's lawyer defended the post as '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.'
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