Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner filed a defamation go well with towards Ray J after he claimed throughout a livestream that they have been being investigated by federal authorities.

Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner launched a defamation lawsuit towards Ray J in Los Angeles on Tuesday, following the singer’s declare throughout a livestream that the 2 are beneath federal investigation.

The lawsuit, filed by lawyer Alex Spiro, facilities on statements Ray J made during a September 24 livestream with Chrisean Rock. In the video, Ray J mentioned, “The feds is coming, there’s nothing I can do about it. It’s worse than Diddy.”

According to courtroom filings, Kim Kardashian and Jenner argue Ray J’s remarks are false and damaging, accusing him of fueling a “decades-long campaign” of harassment stemming from their early 2000s relationship. The go well with claims Ray J “is unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship with Ms. Kardashian over 20 years ago.”

Ray J and Kardashian dated between 2003 and 2006. Their relationship grew to become broadly recognized after a non-public video surfaced in 2007, a second that coincided with the launch of Kardashian’s actuality TV rise.

The lawsuit additionally cites Ray J’s look within the Tubi documentary United States vs. Sean Combs, the place he mentioned, “If you told me the Kardashians was being charged for racketeering, I might believe it.” Kardashian and Jenner’s authorized group says that the remark was meant to “plant the seed” for the extra explosive livestream accusation days later.

The criticism moreover factors to Ray J’s historical past of creating questionable public claims.

Earlier this 12 months, he alleged a sexual relationship with rapper Sexyy Red, which she denied. Ray J later walked again the declare, saying, “You know I playin I’m always trolling and you know I love you … sorry if you mad at me.”

Spiro, who has represented Jay-Z, music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-answers-cameraman-harassment-lawsuit-1235029981/” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Megan Thee Stallion, and different high-profile purchasers mentioned, “Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian have never brought a defamation claim before nor have they been distracted by noise — but this false and serious allegation left no choice.”

The go well with calls for unspecified compensatory and punitive damages, alleging Ray J’s feedback prompted “substantial and ongoing harm to their personal and professional reputation.”

Though Kardashian and Jenner have constructed a large media and enterprise empire since Keeping Up with the Kardashians launched in 2007, they’ve hardly ever taken authorized motion over public statements.

This transfer indicators a shift in how they’re dealing with long-running public disputes.

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