Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner's settlement with Ray J can no longer be kept secret

Kim Kardashian and her mom Kris Jenner have lost a bid to keep details of a settlement they reached with Ray J a secret.

The Kardashians stars sued the singer - who was infamously Kim's partner in her 2007 sex tape - for defamation last October after they accused him of waging a decades-long campaign against them with his repeated claims that they are the subject of a federal criminal investigation into racketeering,and he hit back in a countersuit which alleged the pair had violated the provisions of a settlement agreement they reached in 2023 over the sex tape.

Ray had claimed he was paid $6 million to never speak about the sex tape but argued his former lover and her mom had violated the deal by discussing the topic on their reality show.

And now, according to court paperwork obtained by TMZ, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied Kim and Kris’ request to seal certain documents, including the terms of the 2023 deal because it was felt they hadn't presented enough evidence that they would be caused harm if the specifics of the settlement were made public.

Kim and Kris' lawyers argued: “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."

Ray had opposed the request and the judge agreed, ordering Kim and Kris to file unredacted versions of the agreement.