George Floyd’s Family Plans To Sue Kanye West, Here’s Why

Kanye West’s last interview on Drink Champs set the internet ablaze.

West stated that George Floyd really died from a fentanyl overdose and not from a Minnesota police officer kneeling on him.

As a result of Ye’s comments, George Floyd’s family is threatening to sue him for defamation.

Previously Floyd’s family was awarded over $27 million dollars from the city of Minneapolis for the death of George.

Kanye West says George Floyd passed away because of fentanyl and that the cop’s knee “wasn’t even on his neck like that” pic.twitter.com/sVKy3VK35O

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) October 16, 2022

George Floyd's family threaten to sue Kanye West for saying he died of fentanyl overdose – despite coroner report https://t.co/LLT2S5QmXd

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 17, 2022

UPDATE: Attorney Lee Merritt says the family of George Floyd "is considering suit for Kanye’s false statements about the manner of [Floyd's] death."https://t.co/cGFCg1RMqu

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) October 16, 2022

Here’s what the Daily Mail reported:

George Floyd’s family is considering suing Kanye West after the rapper claimed Floyd was killed by a fentanyl overdose instead of police brutality.

The potential lawsuit was announced on Sunday in a tweet by civil rights activist and attorney Lee Merritt, who said West’s comments about Floyd’s cause of death undermined his family.

He conceded that it is impossible to defame the dead, but hinted that the Floyds were still considering action against West over the slur against George, who was murdered by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in May 2020.

Merritt tweeted: ‘While one cannot defame the dead, the family of #GeorgeFloyd is considering suit for Kanye’s false statements about the manner of his death,’ he wrote.

‘Claiming Floyd died from fentanyl not the brutality established criminally and civilly undermines & diminishes the Floyd family’s fight.’

George Floyd’s family may sue Kanye West for claiming death was an overdose https://t.co/M0E1CoraaJ pic.twitter.com/jg1QePk5LZ

— New York Post (@nypost) October 17, 2022

Here’s what the New York Post added:

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George Floyd’s family has said it may sue Kanye West for suggesting Floyd’s brutal, caught-on-camera death under the knee of a murderous Minnesota cop was really a fentanyl overdose.

“While one cannot defame the dead, the family of George Floyd is considering suit for Kanye’s false statements about the manner of his death,” their attorney, Lee Merritt, confirmed late Sunday.

“Claiming Floyd died from fentanyl not the brutality established criminally and civilly undermines and diminishes the Floyd family’s fight.”

Merritt said that “members of the Floyd family contacted me distraught over the reprehensible remarks” that Kanye shared in an hours-long interview on the “Drink Champs” podcast Sunday.

During that boozy chat, West — now using the name Ye — said he was inspired by watching “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold,” the documentary about Black Lives Matter by Candace Owens, whom the rapper modeled his controversial “White Lives Matter” T-shirts with.

They are going to try to get him like they got Alex Jones and after him there will be many more! https://t.co/8bRvuHRVXu

— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) October 17, 2022