George Floyd’s family plan to sue Kanye West for $250 million

Amid Kanye West making headlines for a slew of controversies – including his antisemitic rhetoric, false claims about George Floyd’s death, and “White Lives Matter” stunt – more of his terrible comments are coming to light.

It looks like Kanye West is bringing on Johnny Depp’s powerhouse attorney to his team.

Kanye West will face a 250 million dollar (£221 million) lawsuit brought by the family of George Floyd, following recent remarks the rapper made about his death. Lawyers representing the family issued a cease and desist letter to West and said his comments were a “repugnant attempt to discount George Floyd’s life and to profit from his inhumane death”. It comes after the rapper made an appearance on the US podcast Drink Champs, where he claimed Mr Floyd was killed by a fentanyl overdose, in contrast to a medical examiner’s evidence.

Kanye West has been in the midst of divorce proceedings with ex-wife Kim Kardahian but, this week, he became embroiled in an even more serious lawsuit. The rapper has been hit with a $250 million lawsuit by the family of George Floyd, who died in 2020 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nine-and-a-half minutes. During a podcast appearance, West made false statements about Floyd’s death, and the late security guard’s family has opted to sue the star for defamation and more.

The mother of George Floyd's daughter is planning to file a $250 million lawsuit against Kanye West. Roxie Washington, who is the mother of Gianna Floyd, is taking action against the 45-year-old rapper for harassment, misappropriation, defamation, and infliction of emotional distress after he recently alleged George died as a result of fentanyl use and not as a result of police brutality. Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon and Dixon Attorneys at Law confirmed that the family have already issued a cease-and-desist letter to Kanye for having made "false statements about George Floyd’s death to promote his brands, and increase marketing value and revenue for himself, his business partners, and associates.

George Floyd’s daughter has sued Kanye West for $250m in the wake of his controversial comments about Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minnesota police officer. The rapper sparked new controversy over the weekend by claiming that Floyd died from the drug Fentanyl and that a police officer’s knee “wasn’t even on his neck like that.

Kanye West will face a 250 million dollar (£221 million) lawsuit brought by the family of George Floyd, following recent remarks the rapper made about his death. Lawyers representing the family issued a cease and desist letter to West and said his comments were a “repugnant attempt to discount George Floyd’s life and to profit from his inhumane death”.

Twitter and Instagram posts of Ye’s former fashion protégé, Ian Connor, appear to show the 29-year-old handing out boxes and boxes of the controversial YZY SZN 9 tees to the homeless people gathered in the dangerous Los Angeles neighborhood. “Courtesy of Kanye West,” a man, presumably Connor, says in a video as the camera shows a busy street and a sprinter van stocked with boxes. “Load 1 – Skid Röw,” Connor tweeted with a picture of a woman showing off the oversized long sleeve white shirt.

Kanye «Ye» West's appearance on a recent episode of Revolt TV's , the family of George Floyd announced their intention to file a lawsuit against the rapper, his business partners, and associates for «harassment, misappropriation, defamation and infliction of emotional distress.» The suit is seeking $250 million in damages.In a statement released on Tuesday, it was revealed that Roxie Washington, acting on behalf of her minor child — who serves as the sole beneficiary of Floyd's estate — has retained the Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon & Dixon Attorneys at Law to file the suit. The attorneys for Floyd's family have already issued a cease-and-desist letter to West after he made false claims about Floyd’s death on the podcast hosted by N.O.R.E.

George Floyd’s family is suing Kanye West for $250 million following his comments on a recent episode of “Drink Champs”.

Thania Garcia Kanye West is facing a potential $250 million dollar lawsuit ordered by Roxie Washington, the mother of George Floyd’s underage daughter and the sole beneficiary of Floyd’s estate, in response to the rapper-mogul’s comments about Floyd’s murder on a recent episode of Revolt.TV’s “Drink Champs.” In a press release, the Floyd family confirms it is working with two law firms, the Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon and Dixon Attorneys at Law, and has filed a cease-and-desist letter to West, also known as Ye. According to the statement, the lawsuit will target West as well as unnamed “business partners and associates” for “harassment, defamation and infliction of emotional distress.”

Rolling Stone), with a voice in the background stating “courtesy of Kanye West”. Connor has previously been accused of sexual assault by at least half-a-dozen women.West faced controversy after he wore the shirt emblazoned with the slogan when he introduced his latest Yeezy line after making his catwalk debut at Balenciaga’s Paris Fashion Week show.He also doubled down on his views, writing on his Instagram Stories that the Black Lives Matter movement “was a scam”, adding “Now it’s over…you’re welcome”.He then responded with a new Instagram post which featured a picture of the long-sleeved tee in question: “Here’s my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter… THEY DO.”As Rolling Stone noted, the phrase – an appropriation of the Black Lives Matter slogan – has been adopted by white supremacist organisations in recent years, and is categorised by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate slogan.Load 1 – Skid Röw pic.twitter.com/F9Fh4KGlzp— Ian Connor (@souljaian) October 17, 2022According to Rolling Stone, a source close to the drops has said that there are plans for a second round of free handouts.

Kanye West is facing a massive new lawsuit.

Kanye West‘s recent interview on the Drink Champs video podcast has been officially deleted in the wake of controversial comments on the death of George Floyd.The interview can no longer be found on either the podcast’s YouTube channel or on the official website of its parent company, Revolt TV. Its wiping follows an apology from Drink Champs host N.O.R.E., who spoke with Hot97‘s Pete Rosenberg in the wake of the controversy.“I have a relationship with Ye,” N.O.R.E.

Kanye “Ye” West was a guest on the Drink Champs podcast Sunday (October 16) where he discussed a variety of controversial topics, including a claim about George Floyd‘s cause of death.

Kim Kardashian is showing some subtle support as Kanye «Ye» West remains embroiled in controversy. The reality star posted an adorable video over the weekend, showing two of the former couple's young children singing their dad's song with XXXTENTACION, «True Love.» In the clip, Psalm West, 3, sweetly croons the song from the back seat of a car while big sister Chicago West, 4, corrects him on some of the lyrics. The endearing moment comes amid a firestorm of controversy for the 45-year-old rapper, who made headlines for hispolarizing appearance at Paris Fashion Week and a series of subsequent social media tirades that included barbs aimed at his ex. Among them: an allegation that he was kept from seeing Chicago on her birthday. A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)Kim filed for divorce from Kanye in February 2021.