Kim Kardashian Faces Backlash Over Legal Fees Demand

is facing pushback as she's demanding a New York man she misidentified as death row inmate amid a pay back the legal fees she piled up after he sued her.

Ivan Cantu, a native of Westchester, New York, asked a court to nix a $145,000 financial demand from Kardashian, 45, whose has been .

Cantu, in a Thursday filing reviewed by the Daily Mail, claimed Kardashian 'labeled him a criminal to her 350+ million followers ... at a very sensitive time in his life, causing anxiety and .'

Cantu said that Kardashian was 'born and raised in great wealth and luxury' and  'enjoys substantial income and wealth through sponsors of her social media posts due to a large number of followers.

'While some of her posts may concern social causes, most of her posts published sponsored products and services and celebrity news.'

The incident unfolded in February of 2024, when Kardashian erroneously posted a picture on her social media of Cantu - who shared the same name with the  . 

Cantu sued Kardashian, telling the court in a February 2025 filing that the star 'published and disseminated false information' about him that injured his reputation.

Sobo noted that Cantu is a 'very private family man with two daughters' who had been dealing with a personal tragedy in his life at the time Kardashian posted his picture to social media.

'As a result of the Kardashian abuse, Mr. Cantu’s privacy was destroyed at a most critical and sensitive time, and he has suffered very real trauma that will last a lifetime,' the lawyer said.

A federal judge dismissed the case, paving the way for Kardashian - - to seek recoupment with her legal filing.

'The hitch for the plaintiff is that he failed to provide out that he suffered any injury as a result of Kardashian's misappropriation of his likeness,' the judge said in the court ruling last year.