Ray J claims federal RICO case against Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner

Ray J said during a livestream this week that he is cooperating with federal authorities to build a racketeering case against his ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner, an allegation that prompted immediate denials from Kardashian's lawyer and added new fuel to a longrunning public feud. The comments, made during an online broadcast that circulated on social platforms, also included criticism of celebrities who recently appeared on Twitch streamer Kai Cenat's Mafiathon 3 event without, Ray J said, providing financial support.

"I am working with the feds," Ray J said on the stream. "The federal RICO I'm about to drop on Kris and Kim is about to be crazy. The feds is coming. It's worse than Diddy." He offered no documentary evidence or specifics about any investigation, and there is no public record of a federal racketeering inquiry into Kardashian or Jenner.

Kardashian's attorney Alex Spiro responded within days, calling Ray J's claims false and defamatory and warning that continued repetition could have legal consequences. "There is no RICO case, no investigation, no fed involvement, nothing," Spiro said in a statement, and he demanded retractions from outlets...