Kim Kardashian, Superstar (also known simply as Kim K Superstar) is a 2007 pornographic film featuring American television personality Kim Kardashian and singer-actor Ray J. It depicts the pair having sexual intercourse in October 2003 while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.[1] The film brought in more than US$1.4 million in its first six weeks.[2]
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| Directed by | Ray J |
| Produced by | Ray J |
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| Distributed by | Vivid Entertainment |
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Running time | 41 minutes 94 minutes (uncut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Background
editThe film features Kim Kardashian and Ray J in October 2003, in a luxury Esperanza resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, for Kardashian's 23rd birthday. Ray J filmed much of the holiday with a handheld camcorder, capturing him and Kardashian "goofing around" and also having oral sex and sexual intercourse.[1]
Kardashian was relatively unknown before the tape's release. She was known mainly as the daughter of Robert Kardashian, who was O. J. Simpson's defense attorney during Simpson's 1995 murder trial. She was also known as a friend and personal stylist for Paris Hilton after she appeared in three episodes of Hilton's show The Simple Life in 2006.[3] She met Ray J in 2002 while working as a personal stylist to his sister, Brandy Norwood.[4]
In 2013, Ray J released a song titled, "I Hit It First", which features a pixelated image of Kardashian for the cover art and heavily references his relationship with Kardashian.
In December 2018, Kardashian claimed she had been on the drug ecstasy (MDMA) while the tape was recorded.[5][6]
Release
editThe film was released on March 21, 2007, by Vivid Entertainment. According to a press release they issued, they purchased the tape from a "third party" for $1 million.[7]
In February 2007, before its release, Kardashian sued Vivid Entertainment for invasion of privacy and for the profits from and ownership of the tape.[8]
In April 2016, Ian Halperin alleged in his book Kardashian Dynasty that Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, deliberately leaked the sex tape to Vivid Entertainment. According to Halperin, "A mutual friend of Kim and Paris Hilton had advised her that if she wanted to achieve fame, a sex tape would be the way to go … Kim had discussed the idea of producing a tape with her family beforehand … It was Kris who engineered the deal behind the scenes [with Vivid Entertainment] and was responsible for the tape seeing the light of day". On the release of Kardashian Dynasty, a representative for Kardashian and Jenner denied all of Halperin's assertions.[9]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Kim Kardashian Ray J Tape – Video In Mexico Hotel". Radar Online. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ updated, Heidi Venable last (2022-09-13). "Ray J Released Details On How Much Money Kim Kardashian Initially Made From Their Sex Tape". CINEMABLEND. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Kaplan, Ilana (March 1, 2017). "10 Years Ago, Kim Kardashian Turned a Sex Tape Into a Business Empire". Complex. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Halperin, Ian (April 19, 2016). Karadashian Dynasty. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 9781471155222. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ Jensen, Erin (December 10, 2018). "Kim Kardashian West: Kris Jenner feared I would be a 'crazy drug addict' after ecstasy". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Sorto, Gabrielle (December 10, 2018). "Kris Jenner feared Kim Kardashian would be a 'crazy drug addict' because of her ecstasy use". INSIDER. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Vivid Entertainment (February 7, 2007). "Vivid Entertainment Spends $1-Million to Acquire Notorious Video 'Starring' Sexy Socialite Kim Kardashian and Hip Hop Star Ray J" (Press release). Hip Hop Press. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ Benet, Lorenzo (February 21, 2007). "Kim Kardashian Sues Over Sex Tape". People.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ Marcus, Stephanie (March 28, 2017). "What You Don't Know About Kim Kardashian's Sex Tape Leak". HuffPost. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2019.