Kim Kardashian and her mom, Kris Jenner, were shut down in their fight to keep information about their secret 2023 settlement withRay J from the public, TMZ has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied Kim and Kris’ request to seal certain documents, including the 2023 deal.
The judge ruled Kris and Kim failed to present enough evidence that the deal being made public would cause them harm.
Kim Kardashian and Ray Jhashed out a secret settlement in 2023 that prohibited either from dishing about their infamous sex tape -- and TMZ obtained a copy of the agreement.
Kim and Kris submitted the deal executed by the mother-daughter duo, along with Ray J and his mother, Sonja Norwood, in April 2023.
The deal was titled “Confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release.”
“The parties have agreed to enter this agreement addressing all past, current, or future claims, disputes, causes of action, defenses, and alleged losses, including without limitation, all claims and defenses arising out of or concerning the subject matter of the sex tape.”
Ray J says Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are totally lying about having no involvement with the release of the infamous sex tape ... and they should be prosecuted for it.
The rapper tells TMZ ... Kim and Kris "completely lied about everything" in their declarations yesterday -- calling lying to the world, as he alleges they did, "the worst thing you can do."
Ray J claims he sat in a room with Kris and Kim, as well as executives from the company Vivid -- the sex tape's distributor -- to discuss a deal. Vivid has always maintained that it obtained the sex tape from a third party.
Reshona Landfair says she's not going to let R. Kelly's sexual abuse define her life forever -- she was the 14-year-old girl who was seen in the infamous 2001 sex tape -- she's an adult now, out to reclaim her identity.
Reshona joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday and we asked her how the sex tape affected her life ... and if she's thought about a difficult conversation that will inevitably come up with her young son.
She writes about the sexual abuse in a new memoir, "Who's Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse," and tells us she wanted to reveal herself as the Jane Doe from the infamous video because she was tired of not owning her narrative.
In new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Ray J reveals what he says actually went down with the sex tape. He claims he and Kim consensually shot a sex tape in 2003, and then in 2006 they discussed releasing it, and he says Kim insisted Kris be in charge of the release and commercial exploitation of the film.
In the lawsuit, filed by attorney Howard King, Ray J claims Kim and Kris have "spent two decades peddling the false story that the sex tape ... was leaked against her will."
Isabella Ladera, an influencer in Miami, is dragging her ex-boyfriend, Colombian pop star Beéle, to court ... she's suing, claiming he's to blame for their private sex tape leaking on the internet after their split.
According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Isabella claims they would film sex videos on their phones at Beéle's request during their relationship, and one leaked on the internet a few months after they broke up.
Isabella says when the sex tape surfaced September 7 and went viral, "the Earth stood still" for her ... and she claims Beéle was the only person who had access to the video other than her ... and she says she deleted her copy long before the footage emerged online.
Nick Hogan has scored a small win against Bubba The Love Sponge in his civil case against the radio host ... as a judge just ruled Bubba cannot -- at least temporarily -- use images from Hulk Hogan's sex tape in his upcoming documentary.
Nick, as you know, sued Bubba earlier this week ... in an effort to block Hulk's former pal from dropping "Video Killed The Radio Star: The Untold Story Of The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Scandal."
Nick -- acting as a rep for Hulk's estate -- argued the work infringes on his dad's copyrights and trademarks. He also claimed if it was released, it would violate a settlement agreement Bubba and Hulk previously entered into.
Hulk Hogan's son, Nick Hogan, is suing Bubba The Love Sponge ... alleging the popular radio host's unreleased documentary about the WWE legend infringes on his dad's copyrights and trademarks.
Nick -- acting as a rep for Hulk's estate -- filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in a federal court in Florida ... after Bubba revealed he's going to drop "Video Killed The Radio Star: The Untold Story Of The Hulk Hogan Sex Tape Scandal" later this month.
Nick states the doc -- which promises to tell the real story of how Hulk's romp with Bubba's then-wife, Heather Clem, got leaked to the media -- includes unauthorized images from the sex tape.
The woman Hulk Hogan made his infamous sex tape with just surfaced in public for the first time since the wrestling legend died ... and we've got a look.
Heather Clem ventured out Monday in Tampa, Florida ... rocking a sports bra and some yoga pants as she stopped at a convenience store.
You'll recall, Heather was at the center of Hulk's 2012 sex tape scandal ... they banged on camera while she was married to Hulk's former friend, infamous radio host Bubba The Love Sponge.
Florida Congressman Cory Mills allegedly threatened to leak a pageant queen's sex tapes after she dumped him ... according to a shocking new report.
The Republican representative from the Sunshine State's 7th District has been accused by Lindsey Langston -- a Florida Republican state committee member and winner of the 2024 Miss United States beauty pageant.
Cops say Langston told them Mills contacted her numerous times and threatened to release nude images and videos of them having sex after they split ... and, cops also put in the report that she showed them texts of the alleged threats.
Brooke Hogan just revealed her dad, Hulk Hogan, told her Bubba the Love Sponge was not the one who leaked the sex tape that changed the course of the wrestling legend's life.
Brooke called in to Bubba's radio show Tuesday morning to make the stunning revelation ... after the two hadn't talked in over a decade.
The 37-year-old said she felt compelled to get in touch with the shock jock following Hulk's death because she had "been watching you take the heat for" the infamous sex tape scandal "and I've been hearing you say, 'Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.'"
Diddy's defense played jurors an audio recording of Cassie confronting a man who she says had told her he'd been shown a video of her doing a "freak-off" ... and now we're finally getting to hear what was played for the jury.
In a batch of freshly released Diddy defense exhibits, there's an audio file that Diddy’s defense team says features Cassie making death threats to a man she calls Sugit.
Details of Diddy's alleged "freak-offs" have been coming out in public for months ... and now a man who shot up a Trump hotel in Florida years ago and made wild claims about Diddy and Cassie at the time is seeing his story re-examined in context.
Jonathan Oddi -- who's currently incarcerated in Miami -- dropped some sensational allegations in an exclusive "Banfield" segment on NewsNation Tuesday night, claiming he had been hired years ago by Diddy as a "sex slave" to get it on with Cassie ... and some of his assertions are similar to previous reports about the couple's proclivities.
In May 2018, a masked Oddi walked into the Trump National Doral Miami Hotel and Resort and fired his Glock pistol a bunch of times into the ceiling, then draped an American flag over the front desk and started breaking computers ... and when responding officers showed up, he fired at them, prompting a massive shootout with five cops. He fired at least 16 times ... and was arrested after being shot in his legs.
Tori Spellingsays she wishes folks were able to watch an X-rated video she made with her ex-husband Dean McDermott ... lamenting how their sex tape never got leaked.
The actress recalled some sex tape drama on her "misSPELLING" podcast ... telling an old story about the home video she made with Dean one year on Valentine's Day.
Tori went on to retell the story of how the sex tape fell into the wrong hands and was being shopped around ... until her legal team prevented it from ever seeing the light of day.
One of Sean "Diddy" Combs' alleged encounters with a sex worker was videotaped, and that tape is now in the hands of federal prosecutors ... TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... the male sex worker met with the feds Wednesday in NYC and signed a proffer agreement, which allows him to speak to federal investigators without fear of prosecution.
We're told the conversation revolved around Diddy ... with the man explaining how he got in touch with an escort to engage in a "freak off" involving himself, Diddy and a woman.
Ray J is convinced he and his ex Kim Kardashian made self-produced XXX content mainstream ... claiming their infamous sex tape led the way for today's adult creators.
The singer addressed his sex tape legacy on the "Club Shay Shay" podcast, telling host Shannon Sharpe the world would be a very different place without "Kim Kardashian, Superstar" ... in every respect.
He says ... "Probably more people would be going to college... there might not be any OnlyFans and other things like that ... Are we a part of the cure or are we a part of the disease? I don't f***ing know. I'm just trying to make it right."
