Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner have taken their feud with Ray J into court, filing a high-profile defamation and false light lawsuit accusing the singer of waging a prolonged campaign of harassment built on fabricated federal racketeering allegations. Represented by prominent attorney Alex Spiro, the reality television stars argue that Ray J maliciously spread falsehoods across livestreams and documentary interviews, falsely claiming the family was under a federal racketeering and RICO investigation.
According to the timeline assembled in court coverage, Ray J made the public comments on livestreams and media programs in early October 2025, implying that federal authorities were investigating the Kardashian-Jenner family under racketeering statutes. On October 2, 2025, Kardashian and Jenner filed the defamation lawsuit through Spiro. By October 3, major entertainment outlets had widely reported the legal action, highlighting the plaintiffs' claims of harassment and reputational harm.
The litigation advanced significantly this year. On August 12, 2026, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge denied Ray J's attempt to dismiss the defamation and false light claims, ruling that the case could proceed. That decision rejected his bid to have the allegations thrown out at the pleading stage and set the dispute on a path toward deeper proceedings, with the possibility of a trial looming over both sides.
The lawsuit is the latest chapter in one of the most combustible celebrity conflicts of the streaming era. Kardashian and Ray J have been publicly at odds for years, dating back to the leak of their 2003 sex tape - a scandal that, paradoxically, helped launch Kardashian's reality empire. In recent years, Ray J has used livestreams and podcast appearances to air grievances about the family, while Kardashian and Jenner have largely responded through legal channels.
Spiro, who has represented an array of high-profile figures in entertainment and sports, has framed the case as a defense against deliberate falsehoods rather than a dispute over opinion. The plaintiffs contend the RICO claims were entirely fabricated and designed to damage their business interests and public standing.
Ray J has not publicly settled the matter, and the denial of his dismissal motion raises the stakes considerably: he now faces the prospect of discovery, in which private communications and financial records could be scrutinized, or a potential jury trial. The case continues to draw attention as a test of how far celebrities can go in policing damaging claims made in the loosely regulated arena of livestreamed content.