Kim Kardashian faced backlash after mistakenly identifying a New York City project manager as Texas death row inmate, Ivan Cantu, in her campaign urging Texas Governor Greg Abbott to review Cantu's case. Cantu, who maintained his innocence, was scheduled for execution tonight despite last-minute pleas from his lawyers to introduce new evidence. Kardashian later apologized for the photo mix-up and extended her support to Cantu's family following his execution.
"Texas executes inmate who maintained innocence, got support from Kim Kardashian." (via @USATODAY) https://t.co/dh6U3SqTGE
Kim Kardashian Lends Support to Family of Executed Texas Inmate | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/dfshkaAVAS
Ivan Cantu execution scheduled for tonight, lawyers make last-minute plea to introduce new evidence https://t.co/1VP7C408G4
Who is Ivan Cantu, the Texas man Kim Kardashian is trying to save from execution https://t.co/y9lgfuB4wC
Kim Kardashian mistakenly identified the wrong man as a death row inmate. https://t.co/I4sEjPJ6cH
Awkward! #KimKardashian made a major photo mix-up when she asked followers to contact Texas Governor Greg Abbott about the case of a death row inmate set to be executed this week. Click the link below for details. (📸: MEGA/FACEBOOK) https://t.co/JgLAvUzFEW https://t.co/Tp68UVMHSa
Kim Kardashian mistakenly IDs NYC project manager as death row inmate: ‘I am not getting executed’ https://t.co/IegwZkyB0t https://t.co/mrbADoKWJQ
Kim Kardashian Apologizes After Urging Texas Governor to Review Death Row Inmate Case Using Wrong Picture https://t.co/utuiWXfOY6 Click the image for details: