Kim Kardashian confused a Texas death row inmate with a New York resident who is not a double murderer. He's now suing for defamation.

Kim Kardashian is being sued for defamation after she shared a photo of a New York man on social media and falsely identified him as a death row inmate found guilty of a double murder in Texas. In a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles,

Kim Kardashian is being sued for libel and slander by a man accusing the reality star of wrongfully identifying him in a photo as an inmate of the same name awaiting the death penalty. According to TMZ,

Kim Kardashian is known for using her platform to advocate for prison reform, but one misstep has landed her in hot water. A New York man named Ivan Cantu has filed a lawsuit against the SKIMS mogul after she mistakenly posted his photo instead of a Texas death row inmate with the same name.