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Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Kim Kardashian Over Misidentified Photo

The ruling finds the post was protected speech under California’s anti‑SLAPP law.

Overview

  • Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Small granted Kardashian’s anti‑SLAPP motion, dismissing the case with the option for the plaintiff to appeal.
  • The plaintiff is a New York man named Ivan Cantu who was mistakenly identified in a February 2024 post as a Texas death row inmate of the same name.
  • The judge concluded the plaintiff failed to show he suffered injury from the briefly posted image after an October 14 hearing and a ruling issued Wednesday.
  • Kardashian told the court the wrong photo was online for only a few hours, was removed promptly, and was followed by a public apology that same day.
  • Attorneys for both sides did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication.