A North Carolina jury ordered a TikTok influencer to pay $1.75 million to her manager’s ex-wife after the woman accused her of sparking the end of their marriage.

Brenay Kennard, who has 2.9 million followers on the app, was sued by her manager’s ex-wife, Akira Montague, under North Carolina’s alienation of affection law. In her complaint, Montague accused Kennard of getting close to her and using information from their friendship to pursue her husband.

Alienation of affection laws allow a spouse to file a lawsuit against a third party if they believe that person caused the other spouse to end their marriage. According to Cornell Law School , cases are typically filed against a person who caused the other spouse to cheat during the time of the marriage.

Tim Montague served as Kennar

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