Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner Deny Sex Tape Conspiracy Under Oath as Ray J Fires Back With Perjury Claims
Kim Kardashian and her mother filed sworn declarations in Los Angeles Superior Court denying claims they conspired to release the 2007 sex tape, while Ray J has responded by accusing them of perjury and repeating allegations about how the footage was negotiated and distributed.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner Deny Conspiracy Claims
In court filings, Kim Kardashian described Ray J’s allegation that she and her mother conspired to release the footage as “a lie. ” Kris Jenner rejected the claim that she oversaw the tape’s “commercial exploitation, ” calling that allegation “absolutely false” and saying she was “heartbroken and devastated as a mother” when the tape became public. Both filed sworn declarations as part of the expanding legal dispute tied to the episode that is central to the family’s rise to public prominence.
Ray J’s Perjury Claims and Allegations
Ray J, whose legal name is William Ray Norwood Jr., disputed the sworn declarations and said they were fabrications. He has alleged he personally sat in a room with Kardashian, Jenner and executives from the distributor Vivid Entertainment to negotiate a deal for three separate tapes, and he claimed Jenner encouraged making one of the recordings “dirtier. ” His lawyer, Howard King, characterized the sworn denials as “demonstrably false” and warned that sworn false statements “could subject her to criminal perjury prosecution. “
Where The Litigation Stands
The current dispute grew out of a defamation lawsuit that Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner filed against Ray J last October after he publicly compared the family to racketeers during coverage of a separate trial. Ray J filed a countersuit alleging breach of a settlement agreement that bars parties from discussing the tape. A ruling on his motion to dismiss is expected soon, and the filings have further intensified a long-simmering legal fight.
The matter carries personal stakes for Ray J, who has been battling serious health issues and has said his doctors have given him months to live. He has said his motivation for pursuing the legal claims is his children — he does not want them to grow up believing their father maliciously leaked the tape.
The filings mark the latest escalation in a dispute that has resurfaced questions about the 2007 recording, the terms of prior settlements, and what evidence each side will present. With a dismissal ruling pending, the courtroom phase of the disagreement is about to enter another stage, leaving the contested allegations and claims of perjury to be sorted by the courts.
