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Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner Fail in Bid to Keep Ray J Settlement Private
The ruling follows a defamation fight and a countersuit over claims the 2023 deal barred public discussion of the sex tape.
- On Monday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven A. Ellis ruled that Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner must file unredacted versions of their 2023 settlement with Ray J, denying their request to keep records sealed.
- The 2023 "peace treaty" was designed to resolve all claims regarding the 2007 sex tape; Ray J alleges he received $6 million for his silence, though Kardashian and Jenner deny involvement in the tape's original release.
- In October 2025, Kardashian and Jenner sued Ray J for defamation, alleging he falsely claimed they were under federal investigation; Ray J countersued, alleging the pair violated their settlement by discussing the tape on their Hulu series.
- Judge Ellis dismissed the duo's arguments as "too vague, speculative, amorphous, and unsupported," noting that because the tape's existence is already public, the case does not involve private sexual activities.
- The agreement will now become part of the public record, despite Kardashian and Jenner maintaining that releasing the documents would cause "substantial harm"—a claim the court found unsupported by admissible evidence.
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