Spreading lies about death: George Floyd's family is suing Kanye West

It has now been proven how George Floyd died: the African American was killed by a police officer on May 25, 2020 during an arrest, the officer later convicted. However, Kanye West sees the case differently. The US rapper is now being sued for his crude statements.

George Floyd’s daughter’s mother, Roxie Washington, has reportedly sued rapper Kanye West for $250 million. This is reported, among other things, by the “People” magazine. The musician previously claimed Floyd died from drug abuse and not from police violence.

The false statements apparently come from last Saturday. West, who now calls himself Ye, allegedly claimed on the Drink Champs podcast that Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose. The episode of the podcast has since been removed from YouTube, according to CNN.

George Floyd died in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. During an arrest, police officer Derek Chauvin killed the 46-year-old man lying on the ground by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes and, despite Floyd’s many pleas, squeezing his breath until he died. Chauvin was later sentenced to 22 years and six months in prison. Floyd’s death sparked worldwide protests against racially motivated police violence under the motto “Black Lives Matter”.

The family’s lawyers are said to have now sought a cease and desist order against Kanye West. They therefore stated that the cause of George Floyd’s death had been clarified by evidence in the criminal and civil proceedings. Despite this, West made “malicious statements that are inaccurate and baseless and have caused damage to Mr. Floyd’s survivors.” According to media reports, Floyd’s daughter was traumatized by the rapper’s statements.

Kanye West is currently attracting attention with racist and anti-Semitic statements. He recently wore a shirt with the slogan “White Lives Matter” at a fashion show of his collection in Paris. The sentence is used in right-wing circles as an answer to “Black Lives Matter”. He was then briefly banned from social media platforms due to several anti-Semitic tweets and Instagram posts.