Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, have been shut down of their battle to maintain details about their secret 2023 settlement with Ray J from the general public, TMZ has realized.
In accordance with court docket docs obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles Superior Court docket choose denied Kim and Kris’ request to seal sure paperwork, together with the 2023 deal.
The choose dominated Kris and Kim did not current sufficient proof that the deal being made public would trigger them hurt.
As TMZ first reported, Kim and Kris sued Ray J in October 2025, claiming he defamed them by claiming the mother-daughter duo was being checked out by the Feds. Kim and Kris denied the claims.
Ray J countersued Kim and Kris, claiming they breached a secret 2023 deal that they had hashed out over the notorious intercourse tape.
Ray J claimed he was paid $6 million to maintain quiet in regards to the tape without end. He claimed Kim and Kris violated the deal by speaking in regards to the tape in an episode of their Hulu present.
Kim and Kris rushed to court docket pleading for the settlement submitted by Ray J and different paperwork associated to the intercourse tape to be saved beneath wraps, claiming the docs contained extremely confidential and personal data.
“The agreement resolved highly sensitive matters that the parties explicitly agreed to keep confidential in order to protect their families from public disclosure and respect these sensitive matters,” legal professionals for the truth moguls argued.
Ray J opposed the request, and the choose agreed with him by ordering Kim and Kris to file unredacted variations of the deal.
As TMZ first reported, Ray J claims he was paid $6 million within the deal however the Kardashian household has not confirmed.
