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The mother of George Floyd’s daughter says she plans to file a $250 million defamation lawsuit against Kanye West for suggesting that Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose, lawyers announced Tuesday.
Roxie Washington plans to file suit on behalf of her and Floyd’s minor daughter Gianna Floyd, accusing West of making the comments “to promote his brands, and increase marketing value and revenue for himself, his business partners and associates,” the Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon & Dixon Attorneys at Law — which are repping the family — said in a statement.
The 45-year-old rapper — who now goes by Ye — made the comments during an hours-long interview Sunday on the “Drink Champs” podcast.
Floyd, 46, died in May 2020 in a caught-on-video arrest by Minnesota police in which since-fired officer Derek Chauvin — who was later convicted of murder — could be seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck.
