Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner sue Ray J for defamation over
racketeering claims
[October 03, 2025]
By ANDREW DALTON
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, are suing
her ex-boyfriend Ray J for saying they are under federal investigation
and on the verge of being indicted.
The defamation lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday
by the reality TV stars and businesspeople is a fast and aggressive
pushback against allegations they say are entirely baseless.
They say Ray J, whose legal name is Ray Norwood Jr., falsely claimed
that he was working with federal investigators on a racketeering case
against them that will soon lead to their indictment.
The lawsuit says Ray J's comments are part of a “sustained campaign of
harassment and defamation” that has gone on for years.
“Unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship with Ms.
Kardashian over twenty years ago, Ray J has repeatedly sought to attach
himself to Plaintiffs’ names and exploit their prominence for personal
gain,” the lawsuit says.
The women say two recent statements crossed a line and forced a lawsuit.
The court filing points to a TMZ special that aired in May, in which Ray
J said “racketeering charges against the Kardashians would be
appropriate,” and “if you told me that the Kardashians were being
charged for racketeering, I might believe it."
He went further in a Sept. 30 livestream that according to the lawsuit
had millions of viewers, saying, “The federal RICO I’m about to drop on
Kris and Kim is about to be crazy” and “the feds is coming.” He added
that the racketeering case would be “worse than Diddy.”
An email to a Ray J representative seeking comment was not immediately
answered.
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Kim Kardashian arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2,
2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP,
File)
 The lawsuit says he gave no evidence
for his “blatantly false” statements.
“No such federal investigation exists; no law enforcement agency has
initiated any criminal proceedings or investigations related to
racketeering charges against Ms. Kardashian or Ms. Jenner; and no
credible evidence whatsoever supports these inflammatory
allegations,” it says.
Ray J is a singer, actor and brother to pop star Brandy. But he
probably remains best known for his relationship with Kardashian,
and a sex tape showing the couple that was leaked in 2007.
“Ray J’s acknowledged animosity toward the Kardashian family,
coupled with his demonstrated willingness to lie for attention,
leaves no room for doubt that his recent RICO statements were
neither careless nor impulsive,” the lawsuit says. “They were the
latest salvo in a deliberate and malicious campaign of harassment
and defamation intended to defame Plaintiffs while reviving his own
fading notoriety.”
The lawsuit says the “media storm” set off by the comments has
caused them reputational and financial damages that will be
established at trial.
Kardashian and Jenner are represented in the case by attorney Alex
Spiro, who has become a go-to lawyer for prominent figures and led
the team that got charges against Alec Baldwin dismissed in the
middle of his trial.
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