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15 hours ago
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Kim Kardashian Faces Legal Heat For Posting Wrong Man's Pic In Anti-Death Penalty Campaign
Last Updated: Kim Kardashian is sued by Ivan Cantu, a New York project manager, for using his photo in a 2024 Instagram post supporting a death row inmate with the same name. Kim Kardashian has found herself entangled in a fresh legal controversy, this time over a case of mistaken identity on social media. A man named Ivan Cantu, a New York-based project manager, has filed a lawsuit against the reality star, claiming she wrongly used his photo in a 2024 post supporting a death row inmate who shared the same name. According to US Weekly, the plaintiff alleges that the error has left him with post-traumatic stress disorder and sleepless nights. His image, he claims, was used in a high-profile Instagram story meant to advocate for another Ivan Cantu, an inmate convicted of murder in 2001. Kim had publicly supported the inmate's clemency efforts prior to his execution. Kim's legal team addressed the situation in detail, clarifying: '[Kim] played an important role in advocating for Mr. Cantu. Over the course of approximately ten days in February 2024, [Kim] and her team posted a series of 'stories' regarding Mr. Cantu — approximately 16 in all — on [Kim's] Instagram account. Of these 16 stories, one story posted two days before Mr. Cantu's execution mistakenly used an image of the plaintiff in this action, a New York-based project manager whose name is also Ivan Cantu. The mistake was discovered within hours of the posting, and the story was immediately deleted, with [Kim] swiftly issuing a public apology to [Ivan]." In her own declaration, Kim acknowledged the error, stating: 'The use of Plaintiff's image in the February 26 Story was a mistake and was not done intentionally. I would not have used the image appearing in the February 26 Story had I known that it was a picture of Plaintiff and not Mr. Cantu." Her attorneys have dismissed the lawsuit as opportunistic, saying, 'This lawsuit is an attempt to cash in on a mistake." The legal proceedings are still underway. First Published: July 06, 2025, 10:34 IST
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- Pink Villa
Here's Why Kim Kardashian was Fighting Legal Battle At Lavish Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez Wedding
As Kim Kardashian stood among the A-list guests at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's opulent Venetian wedding in late June 2025, she was also embroiled in a public legal battle back in the United States. The reality star and aspiring lawyer was responding to a lawsuit filed by a New York man named Ivan Cantu, who alleges serious reputational harm after Kardashian publicly posted his photo in place of a Texas death row inmate she was advocating for in 2024. The confusion arose due to the shared name, Ivan Cantu, but Kardashian's post, seen by millions, tied the innocent man to a capital murder case. The legal filings were signed by Kardashian on June 26 in Venice, just one day before the Bezos wedding festivities kicked off. Mistaken identity sparks emotional distress lawsuit According to court documents, Kardashian had posted a series of Instagram stories in February 2024 calling attention to the Texas inmate's case, aiming to stay his execution. However, one of the posts featured an image of the wrong Ivan Cantu, a project manager based in New York. The plaintiff claimed that the post caused him 'emotional distress,' 'invasion of privacy,' and other damages including sleep loss and PTSD. Kim's legal team called the lawsuit meritless and said the image was removed within hours. 'This lawsuit is an attempt to cash in on a mistake,' her lawyer stated, per US Weekly. Kardashian also issued a public apology shortly after the error was discovered. Kardashian's advocacy meets legal scrutiny In a signed declaration, Kim emphasized her dedication to criminal justice reform, asserting that her advocacy work is rooted in personal conviction and not commercial gain. 'The use of Plaintiff's image in the February 26 Story was a mistake and was not done intentionally,' she stated in the declaration. She described the mix-up as inadvertent and expressed remorse for the error. 'I would not have used the image appearing in the February 26 Story had I known that it was a picture of Plaintiff and not Mr. Cantu,' she said. The case remains ongoing.
