Family of George Floyd considers legal action over Kanye West comments

<p>Rapper alleges on podcast that Floyd died from drug abuse, despite former police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for murder</p><p>The family of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/george-floyd">George Floyd</a> has said it is considering taking legal action against <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/kanyewest">Kanye West</a> after the rapper alleged that the 46-year-old man died from drug abuse.</p><p>Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/25/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-murder-sentencing">convicted of Floyd’s murder</a> in May 2020. He knelt on Floyd’s neck for around nine minutes while the unarmed Black man was handcuffed and lying face down on the street, crying “I can’t breathe”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/17/family-of-george-floyd-considers-legal-action-over-kanye-west-comments">Continue reading...</a>