Kim K’s got herself in hot water after a social media slip-up where she mixed up photos of two guys with the same name – and now one’s taking her to court for making him look bad.
TMZ reports that Ivan A. Cantu’s hitting the reality queen with a libel and slander lawsuit. Apparently, she shared his pic in Feb. 2024 while trying to drum up support to stop another Ivan Cantu’s execution.
The guy’s saying this mix-up turned his life upside down – leaving him embarrassed, stressed out, and dealing with people looking at him sideways. He claims he’s been losing sleep, getting headaches, having nightmares, and even developed PTSD. The whole mess got so bad he had to seek out doctors and therapists to deal with the blow to his reputation.
Michael Rhodes, Kim’s attorney, told Us Weekly they’re hoping to sort this out without getting judges involved, calling it an honest mistake. “It was a simple mistake of using the public photo of another man with the same name to promote Kim’s longstanding commitment to the cause of criminal justice reform,” Rhodes said. “The image was taken down almost immediately once the error was discovered. We’d prefer to solve this without litigation, but of course will defend Kim as needed.”