Kim Kardashian and her family have been the target of nasty rumors and character attacks over their nearly two decades of fame, but they’ve never taken legal action over public comments about them.
Until now. Kardashian, 44, and her mother, Kris Jenner, 69, are suing Ray J for defamation.
As Globe previously reported, Kardashian’s ex-boyfriend — who is most famous for appearing with her in a 2003 sex tape that was released in 2007 — stated or otherwise implied that the pair were subjects of a federal racketeering investigation, despite having no proof, in two separate instances this year.
“If you told me that the Kardashians were being charged for racketeering, I might believe it,” the singer, 44, hinted in the documentary TMZ Presents: United States V. Sean Combs: Inside the Diddy Trial.
He went even further in a Wednesday, September 24 livestream that was circulated on X, boasting about the “federal RICO I’m about to drop” on the mother and daughter, without providing any details or proof.
In legal documents obtained by Globe, the Complaint for Defamation and False Light Publicity alleges that the “Sexy Can I” singer — “unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship with Ms. Kardashian over 20 years ago” — “has engaged in a sustained campaign of harassment and defamation” against the SKIMs founder and her momager in an effort to “exploit their prominence for personal gain.”
“Ray J’s public statements are blatantly false,” the complaint alleges. “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.”
Jenner and Kardashian “have never brought a defamation claim before nor have they been distracted by noise,” the reality stars’ lawyer, Alex Spiro, confirmed in a statement to People. “But this false and serious allegation left no choice.”
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