The household of George Floyd is contemplating a defamation lawsuit in opposition to Kanye West over feedback he made on the Drink Champs podcast.
“Whereas one can not defame the useless, the household of #GeorgeFloyd is contemplating swimsuit for Kanye’s false statements concerning the method of his dying,” Lee Merritt, a lawyer for Floyd’s household, stated in a press release posted to social media on Sunday.
Throughout the podcast, West asserted the false declare that Floyd died from fentanyl. “I watched the George Floyd documentary that Candace Owens put out… They hit him with the fentanyl. In case you look, the man’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that,” West stated.
Whereas Floyd had a hint quantity of fentanyl in his system, each a coroner and medical consultants concluded that he died from an absence of oxygen brought on by former police officer Derek Chauvin putting his knee on prime of Floyd’s neck for eight minutes. Chauvin was later convicted of Floyd’s homicide and sentenced to 22 years in jail.
“Claiming Floyd died from fentanyl not the brutality established criminally and civilly undermines & diminishes the Floyd household’s battle,” Merritt added.
Over the course of his three-hour look on Drink Champs, West continued his antisemitic habits by making quite a few derogatory remarks about Jewish folks. He additionally repeatedly insulted his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, her former boyfriend Pete Davidson, and several other people together with Puff Daddy and John Legend who’ve spoken out in opposition to West’s current conduct. Most of West’s statements went unchallenged by the podcast’s hosts.
Whereas one can not defame the useless, the household of #GeorgeFloyd is contemplating swimsuit for Kanye’s false statements concerning the method of his dying.
Claiming Floyd died from fentanyl not the brutality established criminally and civilly undermines & diminishes the Floyd household’s battle.
— Lee Merritt (@MerrittForTexas) October 16, 2022
