While the Kardashian family is known for their reality TV shows now, many may have overlooked some of the darker elements of their past. That’s coming up again as Brandy’s mom, Sonja Norwood, exposes the family for credit card fraud.
More specifically, Sonja is focusing on Kim Kardashian’s unauthorized credit card use of more than $120,000. This happened back when Kim worked as Brandy’s stylist.
Kim Kardashian and Siblings Accused of Credit Card Fraud
Sonja shares that when Kim was Brandy’s stylist, Sonja gave Kim her credit card. It was to make one specific purchase, and from there, Kim used the credit card in 2004. She also reportedly gave her siblings the credit card number, allowing Khloe, Kourtney, and Rob to make purchases.
Eventually, the four siblings charged more than $120,000 to the credit card without permission. They allegedly claimed to be employed by Brandy and Sonja, allowing them to make the purchases. These purchases were for their own stores, Dash & Smooch.
Kim was not the only employee of Brandy at the time. Khloe also worked as Brandy’s assistant in the later 2000s. The purchases date back to 2006 and 2007, which is well after the initial purchase in 2004, covering one American Express card with totals of more than $62,000 and then $57,000 in the respective years. Some of those purchases were made after the two Kardashian sisters stopped working for Brandy.
It is worth noting that in 2007, Kim and Sonja’s son, Ray J, were together. This was the time of their infamous sex tape leak. Keeping Up with the Kardashians debuted later that year, giving the reality stars time to climb up the ranks of celebrity status.
Sonja Norwood Requested $825,000 In Damages
Sonja says that she requested that the money be paid back. When that didn’t happen, she filed the lawsuit. That lawsuit was eventually dropped in June 2009, with Sonja requesting that the suit be “dropped with prejudice,” according to OK Magazine. This would suggest that the suit was settled out of court. Sonja had requested $825,000 in damages along with 10% in interest for each year.
Everything came back up in 2021 due to a Twitter thread at the time, according to Screen Rant. While fans pointed out that Kim and Khloe admitted that they used the credit card to stock their Dash & Smooch stores when they were just starting out, Kim said that she never used the card without permission.
However, the Kardashian family lawyer says that the four siblings did nothing wrong at the time, sharing that the family looked forward to being able to prove all this in court. That never happened due to the way the suit was dismissed. Due to the dismissal of the case, it cannot be refiled or appealed by either party.
The two families have never spoken out about this since the lawsuit was dismissed. They also refuse to comment when asked about it by publications, which could hint at an NDA being used at the time of settling.
