Instagram/Sonja Norwood & Kim Karda Celebrity Ray J's mother defends son, challenges Kris Jenner & Kim Kardashian's denials over the infamous tape's release. March 22, 2026 AceShowbiz - Sonja Norwood, mother of Ray J, has come forward to defend her son amid the ongoing legal dispute involving the Kardashian family. On March 12, she posted a heartfelt message on Facebook addressing recent court documents in which Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, denied any involvement in the public release of the 2007 tape that originally brought widespread attention to her son.