George Floyd’s brother will no longer go after Kanye West in court for the comments he made on Drink Champs. According to TMZ, Philonise Floyd’s attorney Lee Merritt said that they’ve temporarily paused the lawsuit against Ye, Candace Owens, and other parties for pushing a false narrative that George died from a fentanyl overdose.
At the time the episode aired, Floyd’s family urged Lee to explore possible lawsuits that they could bring against Ye. However, since Ye became silent on the matter since then, Philonise decided to stand down on his legal threats.
REVOLT complied with the cease-and-desist letter issued on behalf of Floyd’s daughter, Gianna. Ultimately, REVOLT yanked the episode from their platform, including their YouTube channel. N.O.R.E. also went on an apology tour for his lack of pushback against the false narrative. It should be noted that Philonise wasn’t directly involved with the legal action but had support for Lee’s efforts.
Still, Kanye isn’t completely off the hook. There is still a potential lawsuit from Gianna’s lawyers, who could potentially seek more than $250M in damages. However, they haven’t provided any updates surrounding the lawsuit.
Lee also explained that it might be difficult to chase down Candace Owens with a legal case. Lee said Owens used her journalistic platform to explore her opinions on the BLM organization and Derek Chauvin’s case. Meanwhile, Ye used his celebrity platform to regurgitate the narrative surrounding George Floyd’s death.
While Kanye might be watching his empire crumble as more corporations distance themselves from him, it seems like he won’t have to head to court over his Drink Champs comments.
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