Life PETA slammed for ‘cruel’ tweet that appears to celebrate Karl Lagerfeld’s death February 19, 2019 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY Comments Off on PETA slammed for ‘cruel’ tweet that appears to celebrate Karl Lagerfeld’s death Shortly after an announcement that designer Karl Lagerfeld had died Tuesday, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk released a statement about her "nemesis."