Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are taking authorized motion to snuff out accusations that they’re the themes of a federal legal racketeering investigation — claims publicized by the previous’s ex-boyfriend Ray J.
Attorneys for the “Kardashians” actuality stars and businesswomen sued the “One Want” singer Wednesday for defamation and false mild publicity. The 13-page criticism, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom, stems from quite a few feedback Ray J made this yr about his previous flame and her household in a TMZ documentary and on a Twitch livestream.
“Ray J’s public statements are blatantly false,” the lawsuit says. “No such federal investigation exists; no legislation enforcement company has initiated any legal proceedings or investigations associated to racketeering costs towards Ms. Kardashian or Ms. Jenner; and no credible proof in any respect helps these inflammatory allegations.”
Neither representatives for the “Preserving Up With the Kardashians” alumnae nor Ray J (born Ray Norwood Jr.) instantly responded to requests for remark.
The criticism alleges that Ray J — youthful brother to singer-actor Brandy — first publicly steered the mother-daughter duo’s involvement in a RICO investigation in Might 2025, when he appeared within the TMZ documentary “United States vs. Sean Combs: Contained in the Diddy Trial.” The TMZ particular chronicled the developments within the rap and alcohol-branding mogul’s high-profile federal sex-trafficking case. The 44-year-old singer linked Combs’ case to his ex-girlfriend and her well-known household, stating within the particular, “In case you advised me that the Kardashians was being charged for racketeering, I’d consider it,” the lawsuit says.
Attorneys for Jenner, 69, and Kardashian, 44, allege Ray J’s remark “was designed to plant the seed within the public thoughts” that the truth stars are corresponding to Combs, who was accused of drugging girls, violence towards ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and orchestrating orgies referred to as “freakoffs.” “So far, Ray J has not retracted his knowingly false and disparaging assertion,” the lawsuit says.
Months after showing on the TMZ particular, Ray J doubled down on his claims throughout a Twitch livestream with rapper Chrisean Rock in late September. The “Horny Can I” musician declared final week, “The federal RICO I’m about to drop on Kris and Kim is about to be loopy,” in line with courtroom paperwork. In the course of the livestream Ray J additionally allegedly mentioned “the feds is coming, there’s nothing I can do about it” and claimed the celebrities’ supposed RICO case is “worse than Diddy[‘s].”
“I’m speaking about, I’m on the information daily. I’m gonna say numerous s—,” he mentioned in regards to the scale of the RICO case, the criticism says.
Elsewhere within the livestream, he urged his followers: “Anyone that’s cool with Kim, they should inform her now, the rain is coming, the feds is coming.”
Infamously, Kardashian and Ray J have been an merchandise within the early 2000s. Although they broke up in 2006, their intercourse tape was leaked in 2007, the identical yr “Preserving Up With the Kardashians” premiered on E!
Attorneys for Jenner and Kardashian solid Ray J’s accusations as his newest makes an attempt to remain related. The lawsuit alleges he has a historical past of “making false, sensationalized claims about high-profile people” to achieve consideration, citing a web based incident with rapper Sexxy Crimson. Earlier this yr, Ray J hinted he obtained intimate with the “Sticky” rapper. He apologized for the declare and clarified that they only sat close to one another on the identical flight. “I went uncontrolled and I mentioned that I slept with Sexxy Crimson,” he mentioned.
The lawsuit says Jenner and Kardashian — who lately accomplished her authorized coaching — “suffered reputational hurt” that has taken and can proceed to take knowledgeable toll. They’re searching for a jury trial and an unspecified quantity in damages exceeding $35,000.
As information of the lawsuit unfold Wednesday, Ray J seemingly stood agency in his accusations. In a video shared to his Instagram story Wednesday, he asserted, “I’m not about to be silenced.” He additionally mentioned he spoke with Jenner-Kardashian lawyer Alex Spiro, who allegedly requested him “loopy questions,” together with whether or not he spoke to “feds.”
“Actually, like, y’all ought to be tremendous scared as a result of I’m not backing down. I’m uninterested in it,” Ray J continued. “The rain is coming, there’s nothing you are able to do about it.”
In one other Instagram story shared Wednesday night, he introduced to followers that he could be going reside on Twitch at 2 a.m., “that’s 5 o’clock New York Time, excellent time for ‘The Breakfast Membership’ to be stalking my web page and see what I’m gonna say.”
