Kanye West sparks controversy by blaming George Floyd's death on fentanyl
msn.comKanye West has triggered another controversy by blaming George Floyd's death on the drug fentanyl. During an appearance on Drink Champs that aired on Sunday, the rapper incorrectly claimed that Floyd died as a result of the synthetic opioid.
While referencing Candace Owens's new documentary, The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM, West commented: "The day when he died, he said a prayer for eight minutes. . .
They hit him with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy's knee wasn't even on his neck like that. "Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, one of four police officers who arrested him in Minneapolis, Minneapolis on 25 May 2020, knelt on his neck and back for nine minutes and 29 seconds.
Chauvin was convicted on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in June 2021 and was sentenced to 22. 5 years in prison.
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