Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner have filed sworn declarations denying allegations that they orchestrated the 2007 release of a sex tape, while singer Ray J's legal team counters with accusations of perjury.
Sworn Denials
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner filed legal declarations stating they did not plan the release of the 2007 sex tape to create publicity.
Perjury Accusations
Ray J's attorney, Howard King, claims the declarations are false and suggests they could impact Kardashian's California Bar Exam evaluation.
Racketeering Denied
Kardashian specifically denied involvement in any 'criminal enterprise' or 'racketeering activity' alleged by Ray J.
Past Litigation
The dispute references a previous credit card fraud lawsuit which Kardashian claims was dismissed without admission of wrongdoing.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner filed sworn declarations denying that they orchestrated the 2007 release of a sex tape featuring Kardashian and Ray J, according to reporting by The Hollywood Reporter. Ray J's attorney, Howard King, responded by accusing Kardashian of committing perjury in her sworn statements. King further suggested that the perjury allegations could affect Kardashian's evaluation of moral character for the California Bar Exam, which she has been pursuing. The dispute centers on Ray J's longstanding claim that the tape's release was a calculated business move rather than an unauthorized leak.
Kardashian addressed Ray J's allegations directly in her declaration, rejecting his characterization of events.
„His claim that I had a plan with my mother and others to release a sex tape... is a lie.” — Kim Kardashian via The Hollywood Reporter
She also denied being part of a so-called "criminal enterprise" or engaging in "racketeering activity," as Ray J had alleged. Kardashian additionally addressed a past credit card fraud lawsuit filed by Ray J's mother, describing it as "discredited" and noting it was settled without any admission of wrongdoing. Kris Jenner filed a parallel sworn declaration also denying involvement in any coordinated release of the tape.
The sex tape featuring Kardashian and Ray J was released in 2007 and became a significant moment in Kardashian's rise to public prominence. Kardashian subsequently became a media personality, socialite, and businesswoman, while Ray J, born William Ray Norwood Jr., pursued a career as an R&B singer, television presenter, and actor. The two have traded competing accounts of the tape's release for years, with Ray J at various points claiming the release was a deliberate publicity strategy involving Kardashian and her family.
The legal back-and-forth represents an escalation of a dispute that has played out publicly over many years. Ray J's lawyer King framed Kardashian's sworn statements as not merely false but as actionable sworn declarations that carry legal consequences. Kardashian, for her part, has maintained that Ray J's claims amount to defamation against both her and Jenner. The competing accusations of defamation on one side and perjury on the other leave the dispute unresolved, with no confirmed information available on any scheduled court proceedings as of the time of reporting.