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KARDASHIANS SUE RAY J

Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner hit back at racketeering claims

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are taking legal action against Ray J.

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are suing Ray J for defamation.

The lawsuit is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

The reality stars have accused the 44-year-old singer - who was infamously Kardashian's partner in her 2007 sex tape - of waging a decades-long campaign against them and are taking action following his recent repeated claims that they are the subject of a federal criminal investigation into racketeering.

According to "TMZ", the pair's lawyer, Alex Spiro, alleged that Ray J is "unable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship with Ms. Kardashian over 20 years ago."

The lawsuit specifically mentions comments he made in TMZ's Tubi documentary called "United States Vs. Sean Combs", in which he said: "If you told me the Kardashians was being charged for racketeering, I might believe it."

Kardashian and Jenner alleged the comment in the documentary was "designed to plant the seed" and Ray J then escalated his claims during a livestream with Chrisean Rock on September 24, in which they claimed the "Sexy Can I" hitmaker had falsely claimed an investigation into the Kardashian family had been launched.

He claimed: "The feds is coming, there's nothing I can do about it. It's worse than Diddy."

Kardashian and Jenner' lawyer highlighted this is the first time the pair have ever sued for defamation.

Spiro said: “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."

But Ray J says he will still rek his bek, telling TMZ in response to the suit: "I will not be silenced."

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