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George Floyd’s Family Potentially Seeking $250 Million in Damages Against Kanye West

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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.” Floyd was killed by former police offer Derek Chauvin — who was convicted on two counts of murder and one of manslaughter — in Minneapolis after being arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill, which ultimately spurred a wave of nationwide protests against police brutality in the U.S.

In West’s recent appearance on “Drink Champs,” he made the claim that Floyd’s death was due to a fentanyl overdose rather than the use of force by Chauvin, a claim that comes from the discovery of a nonlethal amount of fentanyl found in Floyd’s system.

It’s worth noting this is a false claim, as the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office ruled Floyd’s death was a homicide.

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