Ray J has launched a authorized counterattack in opposition to Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner, alleging the mother-daughter duo orchestrated the discharge of his notorious 2003 intimate recording with the truth star.
The R&B artist filed his countersuit Thursday, responding to the defamation case the Kardashian household initiated in opposition to him final month. His authorized crew, led by legal professional Howard King, presents a dramatically totally different narrative concerning the controversial footage that helped launch the Kardashian empire.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by TMZ, the “One Want” singer claims he and Kardashian “consensually shot a intercourse tape in 2003, after which in 2006 they mentioned releasing it, and he says Kim insisted Kris be in control of the discharge and industrial exploitation of the movie.”
The lawsuit straight challenges twenty years of public statements from the Kardashian camp. Ray J alleges Kim and Kris have “spent twenty years peddling the false story that the intercourse tape … was leaked in opposition to her will.”
The entertainer claims the truth TV moguls are “livid” as a result of he “now not needs to play together with their tall story.”
Kardashian’s authorized consultant Alex Spiro dismissed the countersuit, telling TMZ, “After realizing he’s shedding the case and shedding his means, this disjointed rambling distraction will not be intimidating anybody. Ray J will lose this frivolous case too.”
The authorized battle intensified after Ray J made controversial statements about potential federal investigations.
Throughout an look on TMZ’s Tubi documentary “United States vs. Sean Combs,” he instructed racketeering costs can be extra acceptable for the Kardashians than for Sean “Diddy” Combs, stating, “In case you instructed me the Kardashians was being charged for racketeering, I’d consider it.”
Ray J’s submitting reveals further explosive allegations a few earlier settlement.
The paperwork declare that on “The Kardashians” tv present, Kim, Kris and Ye falsely accused him of sexually assaulting Kim whereas she was asleep, releasing revenge p###, and extortion.”
The singer alleges this led to a $6 million settlement settlement the place “Kim agreed to pay him $6 million” and each events agreed to cease publicly discussing the intimate recording. Nevertheless, Ray J claims the Kardashians violated this settlement nearly instantly.
In keeping with the lawsuit, the settlement “featured a requirement barring additional point out or public reference to the intercourse tape on ‘The Kardashians,’ however he says nearly instantly after the settlement was executed, Kim, Kris, Ye, and Kendall Jenner all made statements in violation of the settlement.”
Ray J now seeks $1 million in damages underneath the alleged settlement phrases.
The countersuit characterizes the Kardashians’ defamation case as strategic litigation moderately than a real authorized grievance.
Ray J claims their lawsuit “will not be actually about defamation … it’s about publicity, energy, and punishment.” He alleges they “filed a baseless lawsuit to weaponize the judicial system, shirk their contractual obligations, and sacrifice on the altar of fame.”
The authorized paperwork additionally deal with Ray J’s controversial September 2025 livestream remark the place he stated, “The feds is coming to analyze as a result of I can’t be the soiled man no extra.” The singer claims he believed his microphone was off when he made this assertion.
This newest improvement marks a major escalation within the ongoing dispute between Ray J and the Kardashian household, with each side now pursuing separate authorized actions over the identical underlying controversy that has endured for over twenty years.
Associated