Kanye West's false claim about George Floyd's death may spur lawsuit

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Kanye West's false claim about George Floyd's death may spur lawsuit
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George Floyd's family is considering suing Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, for making false claims about Floyd's death.

in Floyd's killing and was sentenced to three years in prison. Kueng and Thao, who rejected a plea deal, are set to go on trial this month.

During a call-in interview Monday with The Breakfast Club, a nationally syndicated radio show, N.O.R.E."I just want to be honest. I support freedom of speech. I support anybody, you know, not being censored," he said."But I do not support anybody being hurt. I did not realize that the George Floyd statements on my show was so hurtful. And you got to realize, it was the first five minutes of the show.

"I apologize to the George Floyd family," he said."I apologize to anybody that was hurt by Kanye West's comments."agreed in principle to acquire the conservative-oriented social media app Parler

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