Kim Kardashian allegedly used the wrong image of an innocent person to refer to a man who had been sentenced to death in Texas. The SKIMS founder has been sued over this mistake.
Kim Kardashian was sued by Ivan A. Cantu after the businesswoman confused him with another man of the same name who was on death row in Texas.
Kardashian allegedly made a post in February 2024 calling for the prosecutor in the case to remove the execution date for Ivan Cantu. However, the photo in the post was of a different man named Ivan Cantu, according to Rolling Stone.
Ivan A. Cantu is a 60-year-old project manager from Westchester, New York. Meanwhile, Ivan Cantu, 50, was convicted of shooting and killing his cousin and the cousin’s fiancée in Dallas, Texas. He was executed by lethal injection on February 26, 2024.
Kim Kardashian allegedly made the post to draw attention to the situation of the prisoner who was about to be executed. She is known for being an advocate for prison system reform.
At the time, Ivan A. Cantu commented on Facebook that “some idiot managing Kim Kardashian’s account used my photo instead of Ivan ‘Abner’ Cantu’s.”
Cantu’s lawyer stated that his client was subjected to “hatred, contempt, ridicule, and humiliation” by being associated with the heinous crime. Kardashian’s defense claims the incident was a “simple mistake.”
Photos: Facebook Ivan A. Cantu Mashala Segerika Instagram @kimkardashian. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.