Ronnie Radke Brags About Paying Cash For New House Amid Defamation Suit Over His $220K Theft Accusation

A $3 million lease turns into a public feud

In February 2026, Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke signed a lease for a $3 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The property belonged to Superhumn Properties LLC, a company run by celebrity chef and food-tech CEO Jade Cheng.

The arrangement soured. According to Cheng's lawsuit, Radke began accusing her of scamming him out of roughly $220,000 tied to the rental — then took the dispute public on social media, where he has 2.5 million followers across YouTube and Facebook.

In a series of videos, Radke named Cheng directly and accused her of serial fraud and theft. He filmed himself walking through the mansion, pointing out trash, dirty mattresses and what he called a cup of vodka, blaming Cheng for the condition of the house. The New York Post, which reviewed the footage, said it could not independently determine who was actually responsible for the mess.

Those videos have since been removed from Radke's accounts, but the New York Post, Loudwire and Lambgoat all reviewed them before they disappeared, and quoted from them in their coverage of the suit.

Who's involved

Ronnie Radke founded Falling in Reverse in Las Vegas in 2008 and remains its only original member. He's built an audience of 2.5 million across YouTube and Facebook, and he's used those platforms before to air personal disputes in public.

Jade Cheng is the CEO of Superhumn, a plant-based food company, and a retired celebrity chef who says on her professional profiles that she's worked with Chris Hemsworth, Stella McCartney and Jessie J, and was named to Elle China's 30 Under 30 list. She leased the Hollywood Hills property to Radke through her company, Superhumn Properties LLC, and says she keeps no fixed residence, traveling internationally to grow her business across India, South Africa, Singapore and Europe.

"Bought my second house in full." — Ronnie Radke, in an Instagram post, according to Metalhead Zone

The lawsuit: four accusations, one filing

Cheng's suit against Radke seeks damages for libel, slander and emotional distress. It's a civil claim, not a criminal charge — to win, Cheng has to prove Radke made false statements of fact that damaged her, not that he broke a criminal law.

The filing narrows the dispute to four specific claims Radke made about her: that she had chlamydia, that she was a sex worker, that she was a criminal, and that she stole approximately $220,000 from him. "Cheng's defamation claim is focused on four categories of accusation, that Cheng had chlamydia, was a sex worker, a criminal or that Cheng stole Radke approximately $220,000 payment," the suit states, as reported by Loudwire, the New York Post and Metalhead Zone.

Cheng is seeking an unspecified amount in general and compensatory damages. Radke has not filed a public response, and none of the outlets covering the case have reported one from him or his legal representatives.

What Radke posted, in his own words

According to the lawsuit and reporting from the New York Post, Radke's videos went well beyond a dispute over rent. He allegedly called Cheng a "Thai boy," said she "has transitioned from a Thai Boy to woman," and claimed to "possess information about her medical or gender history."

He also allegedly called her a "scam artist escort" and a "con artist," and said in one video that she "f***ed me over $220,000" before telling her, "you're never getting this house back," according to the New York Post.

Other videos cited in the suit accused Cheng of serial fraud and theft; Radke said he expected to see her in handcuffs and that "the feds are coming for you," the New York Post reported. In later posts, he allegedly told her, "we're coming for you" and "you're going to get it."

Cheng's suit says the claims against her are "fabricated." Beyond the filing itself, the available reporting does not show her issuing a separate public statement.

The house announcement that followed

Amid the lawsuit, Radke posted on Instagram that he'd closed on a second home — and paid for it entirely upfront. "Bought my second house in full," he wrote, according to Metalhead Zone.

The caption made no mention of the lawsuit, Cheng, or the $220,000 theft accusation at the center of it. The timing is what turned the post into news of its own: a cash purchase announced by a man currently being sued for publicly branding a woman a thief, a sex worker and a criminal.

None of the sources reporting on the Instagram post indicate that Radke addressed the lawsuit anywhere in the caption or in any follow-up post.

What happens next

No hearing date, trial date or judicial ruling has been reported in any of the available coverage. The case is still in its early stages: Cheng has filed her complaint, Radke has not filed a public response, and the reporting does not specify which court is hearing the matter or when it will next be before a judge.