Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are suing Ray J for defamation five months after the singer linked their family to Sean “Diddy” Combs. In May, TMZ released a documentary in which Ray J—who dated Kardashian for three years until splitting in 2006—said, “If you told me the Kardashians was being charged for racketeering, I might believe it.” The Kardashians’ lawyer says the comment was a “false and serious allegation.” The lawsuit alleges it “was designed to plant the seed,” which he then escalated in a livestream where he allegedly announced that federal authorities were investigating the Kardashians. “It’s worse than Diddy,” he claimed in the stream. The lawsuit alleges that Ray J is “unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship with Ms. Kardashian over 20 years ago.” A year after the pair split, the infamous sex tape of the couple was leaked. In 2022, Ray J claimed that the Kardashians orchestrated the leak. Despite these comments, this is the first time the Kardashians are taking Ray J to court for defamation. The lawsuit requests unspecified compensatory and punitive damages due to Ray J’s alleged continuous profit off of their fame and “substantial and ongoing harm” to their reputations. Ray J’s managers and lawyer did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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