Mother of George Floyd’s daughter sues Kanye West for $250m

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George Floyd’s daughter has sued Kanye West for $250m in the wake of his controversial comments about Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minnesota police officer.

The rapper sparked new controversy over the weekend by claiming that Floyd died from the drug Fentanyl and that a police officer’s knee “wasn’t even on his neck like that. ”Following the comments, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who represented Floyd’s family, took to Twitter to suggest that the family may take legal action against West.

And now Floyd’s family has issued a cease-and-desist letter to West for the comments he made on the Drink Champs podcast, which has now been taken down.

In the lawsuit filed by Roxie Washington, the mother of Gianna Floyd, lawyers said West made “false statements about George Floyd’s death to promote his brands, and increase marketing value and revenue for himself, his business partners, and associates. ”Elton John previews new Britney Spears collab: 'Hold Me Closer'Elton John sings Tiny Dancer on stage with Taron Egerton at Oscars after partyKid Cudi performs in floral dress on SNLMadonna talks about her MTV Awards wardrobe malfunctionMusical Youth performs Pass The DutchieBrian McFadden shares allergic facial reaction to bee stingPink Floyd's first album in 20 yearsWhat do you know about classical music - BBC PromsWillow Smith reveals Will Smith told her he was glad she wasn't curvy so that men don't objectify herObama and John Legend team up for Jon Ossoff ad ahead of Georgia run-offsSlowthai brawls with fan after ‘misogynist’ interaction with Katherine Ryan at NME AwardsBBC Radio 5 Live presenters sing along to 'Sweet Caroline' after Euros winShakira performs TikTok dance trend in heelsBeyonce expertly handles nearly.