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Last month, Kim Kardashian<\/a> and Kris Jenner<\/a> filed their first-ever defamation lawsuit<\/a> against Ray J, after he claimed in multiple interviews that they were going to be the subject of a federal investigation. Ray J, whose real name is William Ray Norwood Jr., is now countersuing the women and bringing up grievances related to his and Kardashian\u2019s 2007 sex tape.<\/p>\n How is it possible that we are still litigating the scandal that launched Kardashian into the stratosphere? I don\u2019t know. Kardashian has since been married twice, had four children, and started a $5 billion shapewear empire. Norwood has been, shall we say, less prolific, which perhaps explains why he\u2019s dragging up old drama. He insists Kardashian was more involved in the release of the tape than she claims, and her lawyer is calling his case a \u201cdisjointed rambling distraction.\u201d Here\u2019s what we know so far.<\/p>\n In May, Norwood was featured in the Tubi documentary TMZ Presents: United States v. Sean Combs: Inside the Diddy Trial and said that racketeering charges against the famous family would be \u201cappropriate.\u201d \u201cIf you told me that the Kardashians were being charged for racketeering, I might believe it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Then, in September, Norwood appeared on a livestream<\/a> and doubled down. \u201cThe federal RICO I\u2019m about to drop on Kris and Kim is about to be crazy,\u201d he said. \u201cAnybody that is cool with Kim, they need to tell her now, the Feds is coming. There\u2019s nothing I can do about it \u2026 It\u2019s worse than Diddy.\u201d Norwood did not elaborate on what might be at the center of a Kardashian RICO charge, but he did warn that he was \u201cgonna say a lot of shit.\u201d<\/p>\n Obviously, Kardashian and Jenner did not\u00a0take the threats of a federal investigation lightly. In\u00a0October, they filed a defamation suit against Norwood, claiming that he has been \u201cunable to accept the end of his fleeting relationship\u201d with Kardashian and has \u201crepeatedly sought to attach himself to [the family\u2019s] names and exploit their prominence for personal gain.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRay J\u2019s public statements are blatantly false,\u201d their complaint stated. \u201cNo such federal investigation exists; no law enforcement agency has initiated any criminal proceedings or investigations related to racketeering charges against Ms. Kardashian or Ms. Jenner; and no credible evidence whatsoever supports these inflammatory allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement to The Cut, Kardashian and Jenner\u2019s lawyer, Alex Spiro, noted at the time that this was the first time the reality stars had ever filed a defamation claim, writing that \u201cthis false and serious allegation left no choice.\u201d<\/p>\n For his part, Norwood told TMZ<\/a>, \u201cI will not be silenced.\u201d Sure enough, he\u2019s striking back.<\/p>\n On Thursday, Norwood filed a countersuit against Kardashian and Jenner, per TMZ<\/a>, which rehashes the aftermath of his and Kardashian\u2019s 2007 sex tape. At the time, Kardashian sued Vivid Entertainment<\/a> for distributing the tape (which was filmed in 2003), claiming that it was \u201cbeing sold completely without my permission or consent.\u201d In his countersuit, Norwood alleges that both Kardashian and Jenner were involved in the release of the tape and then \u201cspent two decades peddling the false story\u201d that it was \u201cleaked against her will,\u201d according to \u201cPage Six.\u201d<\/a> According to Norwood, Kardashian and Jenner are \u201cfurious\u201d that he \u201cno longer wants to play along with their tall tale.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cKim Kardashian and Kris Jenner\u2019s lawsuit is not about defamation \u2014 it\u2019s about publicity, power, and punishment,\u201d Norwood said.<\/p>\n Norwood also claims that Kardashian, Jenner, and Kardashian\u2019s ex-husband Kanye West accused him of sexually assaulting Kardashian while she was asleep, releasing revenge porn, and extortion on an episode of The Kardashians. He appears to be referencing a 2022 episode of the show in which Kardashian speculated about the possibility of a second sex tape, saying, \u201cWhat if I was fucking sleeping and he stuck a dildo up my ass? I don\u2019t know.\u201d At the time, a source close to Kardashian told TMZ<\/a> she was joking.<\/p>\n