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Donald Sterling filed a lawsuit against news website TMZ and his ex- girlfriend, V. Stiviano. The leaked racist recording of was said to cost the billionaire his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers owner accused TMZ and V. Stiviano of the infringement they've caused in his privacy. The violation later on caused damage on a "scale of unparalleled and unprecedented magnitude." The lawsuit was filed on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, as reported by ESPN.

The recordings of a conversation was published by the celebrity news website TMZ on April 25, 2014. Sterling was heard scolding Stiviano for associating with African Americans in public and warned her not to attend Clippers games with black people.

The lawsuit allegedly claimed that Stiviano or TMZ altered the content of the tapes to "reflect conversations ... that either never occurred, were grossly distorted and/or stated out of context."

Stiviano's attorney and TMZ's spokeswoman did not immediately respond to the claims. His attorney, Mac Nehoray, previously stated in The Times that Sterling had an idea that Stiviano was recording his conversations. And that his client had no idea how the recordings were made for public's consumption.

The leaked recordings made its public release in April 2014. The racist comments led to Sterling to be banned from the NBA and he was eventually fined $2.5 million. After a series of lawsuits and court hearings, Sterling's wife, Shelly took control of the Sterling family trust. She also made the deal to sell the Clippers for $2 billion to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, as mentioned in Los Angeles Times.

The newest lawsuit Sterling against TMZ and Stiviano was filed just days after the former owner of Clippers filed for divorce from Shelly. The marriage ended after 60 years, and the former couple cited that the reason of the split up is their irreconcilable differences.

Regardless of a troubled relationship and filing several lawsuits, Sterling and his wife fought side by side to force V. Stiviano to return the billionaire's $1.8 million home and $800,000 in cash, including gifts, and luxury cars that Sterling had given to the alleged mistress.