Falling In Reverse Frontman Ronnie Radke Sued For Branding Landlord A 'Thai Boy' With Chlamydia
Celebrity chef Jade Cheng says Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke branded her a "Thai boy" with chlamydia in posts to his roughly 2.5 million followers after their $3 million Hollywood Hills rental deal collapsed over a disputed $220,000. She's suing him for defamation, slander and emotional distress.
Case at a glance
- Ronnie Radke — Falling In Reverse frontman; defendant in the defamation lawsuit, accused
- Jade Cheng — Celebrity chef and owner of Superhumn Properties LLC; plaintiff, victim
Next: No hearing date has been reported. The case is filed in California and remains in its earliest stages, with Radke yet to respond in court or through a lawyer. The next visible step will likely be his formal answer to the complaint, or a motion seeking to dismiss some of Cheng's claims before the case moves toward discovery.
A $3 million lease that fell apart
Jade Cheng, a celebrity chef and the CEO of plant-based meat company Superhumn, leased her $3 million Hollywood Hills mansion to Ronnie Radke in February, according to the lawsuit she filed in California. The deal ran through her company, Superhumn Properties LLC.
The arrangement soured, the suit says, after Radke accused Cheng of scamming him out of roughly $220,000 connected to the rental. Cheng says that claim is false.
Radke then posted a string of videos and messages on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram — platforms where he has about 2.5 million followers — attacking Cheng personally, according to the lawsuit. In one clip, he filmed himself walking through the mansion, pointing his camera at trash on the floor, dirty mattresses and a red Solo cup he claimed was filled with vodka, and blamed Cheng for all of it.
Neither the New York Post nor the lawsuit establishes who actually left the property in that condition.
The outlets covering the filing agree on the basic shape of the dispute: a February lease, a $220,000 disagreement, and a wave of videos that followed. The New York Post, which says it reviewed the suit directly, provides the most detailed account of what Radke is quoted saying in them.
Who Jade Cheng is
Cheng is a China-born chef and entrepreneur behind Superhumn, a plant-based meat company she describes on LinkedIn as "the only company in the world to deliver superior plant-based meat that is equal in taste and undercuts meat on price," the New York Post reported.
Her website lists her on Elle China's 30 Under 30 and says she has worked with Chris Hemsworth, Stella McCartney and Jessie J, according to the Post. She keeps no fixed residence, the paper reported, and travels internationally to grow Superhumn's business in India, South Africa, Singapore and Europe.
"She f***ed me over $220,000," — Ronnie Radke, as quoted by the New York Post.
Who Ronnie Radke is
Radke is the founding frontman of Falling In Reverse, the Las Vegas rock band he started in 2008 under the original name From Behind These Walls, according to Chaoszine. He remains the only original member; the current lineup also includes guitarists Christian Thompson and Marc Okubo, bassist Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz and drummer Luke Holland.
The band's 2011 debut album, "The Drug in Me Is You," entered the Billboard 200 at No. 19 and went gold in 2019. Falling In Reverse released its fifth studio album, "Popular Monster," in August 2024.
What the lawsuit accuses him of
Cheng's suit accuses Radke of libel, slander and emotional distress, according to the New York Post, which reviewed the filing. The complaint centers on four categories of statements Radke allegedly made about her: that she had chlamydia, that she worked as a sex worker, that she committed crimes, and that she stole roughly $220,000 from him.
Among the specific statements cited in the filing: Radke allegedly wrote that Cheng was "a scam artist escort," and had "chlamydia," in an Instagram post. Other videos allegedly claimed she "has transitioned from a Thai Boy to woman" and that he possessed "information about her medical or gender history," the Post reported.
The suit also cites videos in which Radke allegedly accused Cheng of serial fraud and theft, saying he expected to see her "in handcuffs" and that "the feds are coming for you." Later clips allegedly included the lines "we're coming for you" and "you're going to get it," according to the Post.
Cheng is seeking an unspecified amount in general and compensatory damages. No court has ruled on any of these claims, and the allegations against Radke remain just that — allegations in a civil filing, not findings of fact.
What each side has said
"Cheng maintains that the allegations are fabricated and that Radke's statements have damaged her reputation and caused emotional distress," as described in the lawsuit, per The Mosh Network.
In one video cited in the filing, Radke called Cheng a "con artist" and said "she f***ed me over $220,000," adding, "you're never getting this house back," according to the New York Post.
Radke did not respond to the New York Post's request for comment, and as of the most recent reporting, neither he nor his representatives have publicly addressed the lawsuit.
What happens next
No hearing date has been reported. The case is filed in California and remains in its earliest stages, with Radke yet to respond in court or through a lawyer. The next visible step will likely be his formal answer to the complaint, or a motion seeking to dismiss some of Cheng's claims before the case moves toward discovery.
How this plays in court
Defamation claims like Cheng's require proof that Radke made false statements of fact — not opinion or insult — that damaged her reputation. Claims that she had an STI, worked as an escort, or committed theft are the kind of specific, checkable accusations courts tend to treat as defamatory on their face, because they're statements a jury can test for truth and that obviously harm a person's standing.
Radke's defense will likely lean on truth as an absolute defense wherever he can show it, or argue that some of the statements were opinion and hyperbole — the kind of thing people vent online during a money dispute — rather than factual assertions. His side may also try to separate the videos documenting the property's condition, which could be framed as a legitimate landlord grievance, from the personal claims about Cheng's health, work and criminal conduct, since those are legally very different animals.
A judge or jury will have to weigh whether Radke had any factual basis for the specific claims — chlamydia, sex work, theft — or whether they were accusations fired off in anger during a financial fight. The disputed $220,000 is its own separate question: if Radke genuinely believes Cheng owes him that money, resolving that underlying debt dispute could end up litigated right alongside the defamation count, and either side's credibility on the money could color how jurors read everything else.
Cheng will also need to show real damage to her reputation and business relationships, and the fact that these statements reportedly reached an audience of roughly 2.5 million followers cuts both ways — it raises the stakes on harm, but it also leaves a large, dated public record of exactly what was said and when, which makes this less a case about what happened and more a case about whether it was true.
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