Kim Kardashian and her mom, Kris Jenner, are suing her ex-boyfriend Ray J for saying they’re beneath federal investigation and on the verge of being indicted.
The defamation lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday by the truth TV stars and businesspeople is a quick and aggressive pushback in opposition to allegations they are saying are totally baseless.
They say Ray J, whose authorized title is Ray Norwood Jr, falsely claimed that he was working with federal investigators on a racketeering case in opposition to them that can quickly result in their indictment.
The lawsuit says Ray J’s feedback are a 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 girls say two current statements crossed a line and compelled a lawsuit.
The courtroom submitting factors to a TMZ particular that aired in May, during which Ray J stated “racketeering charges against the Kardashians would be appropriate,” and “if you happen to instructed me that the Kardashians had been being charged for racketeering, I’d imagine it.”
He went additional in a Sept. 30 livestream that in line with the lawsuit had thousands and thousands 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 can be “worse than Diddy.”
An e-mail to a Ray J consultant searching for remark was not instantly answered.
The lawsuit says he gave no proof 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 in all probability stays finest recognized for his relationship with Kardashian, and a intercourse tape exhibiting 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 feedback has prompted them reputational and monetary damages that shall be established at trial.
Kardashian and Jenner are represented within the case by legal professional Alex Spiro, who has turn out to be a go-to lawyer for outstanding figures and led the staff that acquired prices in opposition to Alec Baldwin dismissed in the course of his trial.
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