After it announced a $250 million lawsuit against Kanye West for his recent comments, the family of George Floyd is now facing potential litigation from conservative commenter Candace Owens.
Owens, who has staunchly supported West after his recent anti-Semitic comments, threatened Floyd’s family with a lawsuit during her podcast Wednesday, claiming it was an opportunity to combat unnecessary legal actions.
“I’m also sick of frivolous lawsuits,” Owens said. “You know, if this is actually considered credible, if you can sue somebody because you’re feeling ’emotionally distressed’ because of them going out and saying things, well then I think that I have grounds to sue George Floyd’s estate.”
She then claimed the lawsuit brought forth by Floyd’s family is “little PR stunt” which should give her grounds to sue the family
“It’s causing me a ton of distress. I feel angry and I feel upset with the fact that I am fighting for Black America to be freed from the lies while these people are fighting to keep them in the dark! This is unacceptable. I’m really — I’m serious. I’m going to go out and I’m going to ask lawyers ‘If this is legitimate, can I sue George Floyd’s family?’ Because I should be able to.”
Owens has come under fire for her support of West, with other pundits like Joe Walsh, Steve Malzberg, and Cenk Uygur all admonishing her. She has been adamant that anyone who believes West’s comments have been anti-Semitic aren’t “honest people”. Ben Shapiro, co-founder of The Daily Wire — which employs Owens — recently commented West’s statements are “clearly anti-Semitic and disturbing“.
