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The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue
Terrina Jairaj

Kim Kardashian’s legal team just turned a guy’s ‘emotional distress’ lawsuit into a $167K bill

Kim Kardashian just won a legal battle that left the guy who sued her on the hook for $167,000 in legal fees. The ruling came after a judge dismissed Ivan Cantu’s lawsuit, which claimed Kardashian caused him emotional distress by accidentally posting his photo on Instagram. Now, Cantu has to pay up or face even more financial trouble.

The whole mess started in February 2025 when Cantu, a New York-based project manager, sued Kardashian over a photo mix-up. She had been posting about a Texas man with the same name, Ivan Cantu, who was convicted of murder in 2001 and executed in February 2024. 

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