Kim Kardashian, then 22 years old, was well-known in 2002 as the daughter of famous attorney Robert Kardashian. She was dating Brandy Norwood’s brother, Willie Ray J. Norwood, at the time and served as her personal stylist. However, a short while later, something happened that completely altered Kim’s life.
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Kim celebrated her 23rd birthday with Ray J at the opulent Esperanza Resort in Cabo, Mexico. Using a portable camera, they captured a video of themselves enjoying a good time. Additionally, they managed to record some private moments between them.
By 2006, Kim had gradually become more visible in the media. She became known as the best friend of Paris Hilton—who herself had become famous for her reality show, The Simple Life, and the 2004 leaked sex tape, 1 Night in Paris. In March 2007, the porn company Vivid Entertainment released a videotape of Kim and Ray J. The tape, titled Kim Kardashian, Superstar, was approximately 41 minutes long.
Kim filed a lawsuit to prevent the tape from being released, but the matter was later settled out of court. According to reports, Kim received approximately $5 million, approximately Rs 40 crore as a result of the settlement.
Kim Kardashian planning her scandal to be in the media?
Showbiz blogger Perez Hilton explained that Kim was always ambitious and wanted to make it big in Hollywood. He said, Kim didn’t go to college, didn’t have a major job. She ran a business organizing celebrities’ closets, but she wanted to move on. Meanwhile, former In Touch Weekly editor Kevin Dixon explained that Kim often tried to get stories about herself in the media, but found it difficult to get them covered because editors didn’t consider her a big celebrity.
Kim has also resorted to numerous publicity stunts to gain media attention. Once, she was spotted on a date with Nick Lachey (singer Jessica Simpson’s ex-boyfriend). This news made headlines because it happened shortly after her breakup with Nick. According to reports, this was all a plot to gain media attention, but the plan backfired.
Vivid Entertainment founder Steven Hirsch later explained, Kim finally sold us the footage so we could release it. He also stated that it was her highest-grossing tape to date. Kim Kardashian, Superstar was released on March 21, 2007, and Kim’s life changed. Her fame skyrocketed, but her friendship with Paris Hilton ended.
Just a few months later, MTV canceled The Simple Life and then launched a new reality show featuring Kim and her family—Keeping Up With the Kardashians—which made her a global icon. To this day, the tape has been viewed over 150 million times online, and in 2017, Vivid declared March “Kim K Sex Tape Month.”
