Cantu has the same name as the Texas death row inmate who was put to death by lethal injection two days after Kardashian’s post. The late Cantu was convicted of the murders of his cousin and his cousin’s fiancee in Far North Dallas in 2000. He insisted upon his innocence until his death.

A New York man is suing Kim Kardashian for slander after she accidentally used his photo in an Instagram post about a Texas death row inmate who shared the same name.

Kim Kardashian was sued for posting an Instagram photo that wrongly identified a New York man as Texas death row inmate Ivan Cantu.