The New York Daily News reports:
Kanye West continues to create outrage. The outspoken rapper contended in a new interview that George Floyd died of the drug fentanyl, and not from the actions of the Minnesota police officer who was convicted of his murder. “They hit him with the fentanyl. If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that,” West claimed on Sunday’s episode of the Revolt TV show “Drink Champs.”
West, 45, made the claim after saying he recently attended the premiere of “Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM,” a documentary by conservative commentator Candace Owens. West’s appearance on the show follows a string of controversial behavior by the rapper, whose Instagram account was restricted earlier this month after he allegedly made anti-Semitic comments.
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While one cannot defame the dead, the family of #GeorgeFloyd is considering suit for Kanye’s false statements about the manner of his death.
Claiming Floyd died from fentanyl not the brutality established criminally and civilly undermines & diminishes the Floyd family’s fight.
— Lee Merritt (@MerrittForTexas) October 16, 2022
Lee Merritt, the attorney who represented George Floyd’s family, says the family is considering a lawsuit over Kanye’s comments
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 16, 2022
A civil rights attorney who represented George Floyd’s family said they were considering suing Kanye West for a number of false statements he made about Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police. https://t.co/KbPd9kCAoL
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 17, 2022