At Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s luxurious Venetian wedding in June 2025, Kim Kardashian found herself not just among elite attendees but also entangled in a high-profile court case back in America.
In 2024, the well-known television personality and law student found herself addressing a lawsuit from an individual named Ivan Cantu, a New York resident. According to the claim, Mr. Cantu suffered significant damage to his reputation when Kardashian shared his picture instead of a Texas death row inmate she was advocating for on social media.
The mix-up stemmed from two individuals named Ivan Cantu, yet a post by Kardashian, viewed by millions, implicated the wrong man in a capital murder investigation. On June 26, Kardashian filed legal documents in Venice, only a day prior to the Bezos wedding events commencing.
Mistaken identity sparks emotional distress lawsuit
Based on court records, it was revealed that Kardashian shared multiple Instagram stories in February 2024, bringing attention to a Texas inmate’s case with the intention of delaying his execution. Unfortunately, one of these posts mistakenly used an image of Ivan Cantu, a project manager living in New York instead of the intended person.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiff asserted that the published post led to emotional turmoil, breach of privacy, and additional harm such as sleeplessness and PTSD. However, Kim’s defense team dismissed the case as baseless, claiming they swiftly took down the image from public view.
Her attorney explained that this legal action is essentially taking advantage of a blunder,” according to US Weekly. Not long after the mistake was found, Kardashian also made a public apology.
Kardashian’s advocacy meets legal scrutiny
In a sworn statement, Kim made clear her commitment to transforming the criminal justice system, explaining that her activism stems from deeply-held beliefs rather than financial incentives. She also clarified in the statement that the use of her image in the February 26 article was an error and unintentional.
She acknowledged the mistake as unintentional and apologized for it. In her own words, “If I had been aware that the image used in the February 26 story was actually a photo of the plaintiff rather than Mr. Cantu, I would not have used it.” The court case continues to be active.
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