India, Nov. 14 -- A jury in Durham County Superior Court, North Carolina, has ordered social media influencer Brenay Kennard to pay $1.75 million in damages to Akira Montague.

Montague is the ex-wife of Kennard's then-manager and alleged partner, Tim Montague

Kennard, who has more than 3 million followers on TikTok, has to pay $1.5 million awarded for alienation of affection and $250,000 for criminal conversation.

Akira Montague's suit alleged that Kennard engaged in a sexual relationship with her husband during their marriage, thereby depriving her of "the affection, society and consortium" of a spouse.

North Carolina is one of only a handful of states that retain the torts of alienation of affection and criminal conversation. The la...