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TikTok influencer ordered to pay US$1.75 million for destroying manager’s marriage
Brenay Kennard was ordered to pay $1.75 million for alienation of affection in Durham County, marking one of North Carolina's largest awards in such cases.
- On Nov. 10, 2025, a civil jury in Durham County found Brenay Kennard liable and ordered her to pay $1.75 million for destroying a couple's marriage.
- Suing in Durham County Court, Akira Montague alleged Brenay Kennard seduced her husband, Tim Montague, harming her health and depriving her children of a two-parent household after marrying Tim on October 20, 2018.
- Court filings and social posts indicate the affair occurred in the manager's home and on Kennard's TikTok, and Kennard, with nearly 3 million followers, said `She gave her consent`.
- The jury awarded $1.5 million for alienation of affection and $250,000 for criminal conversation, wild celebrations broke out after the verdict, and the case concluded as a civil matter with no criminal prosecution.
- North Carolina's rare alienation of affection law, one of six states to allow it, framed the May 2024 case, and court records show the settlement is the largest in state history.
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