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Kim Kardashian has become the most recent celebrity to unwittingly appear on a sex tape, and Kardashian was not happy about that. The one-time BFF of fellow sex tape star
Paris Hilton has won her lawsuit with Vivid Entertainment, the adult entertainment company that released the sex tape of Kim Kardashian and then-boyfriend Ray J, Brandy Norwood's little brother.
Kim Kardashian and Ray J first made their sex tape, entitled Kim Kardashian Superstar, several yeas ago, and much to the dismay of Kim Kardashian, the tape was sold to Vivid Entertainment for $1 million, though the source of the sale remains anonymous. However, on Monday, it was confirmed to the media that Kim Kardashian had reached a multimillion dollar settlement with Vivid Entertainment in regards to her invasion of privacy lawsuit launched in February. SF Gate reports that the settlement is somewhere in the vicinity of $5 million, and Us Weekly reports Vivid Entertainment will have to stop selling the DVD by the end of May.
While it seems that Vivid is getting the short end of this settlement, Vivid co-chairman Steven Hirsch was quoted by E Online as being happy to comply with the settlement. "We are pleased that Kim has dropped her legal action against us." The Vivid co-chairman went on to say that, "We met with her several times and finally reached a financial arrangement that we both feel is fair" With the lawsuit settled, Vivid Entertainment said that the $5 million settlement figure is exaggerated, and that the actual number was closer to $3 million. Hirsch said, "We've always known we had the legal right to distribute this video, which became an instant bestseller, and we've always wanted to work something out with Kim so she could share in the profit."
While Vivid Entertainment sees this settlement from the business-as-usual perspective, the daughter of former O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Kardashian approached the situation from a different point-of-view. Kim Kardashian was quoted by In Touch Weekly as saying that, "I'm just so relieved that this chapter of my life is over now." Kim Kardashian, the stepdaughter of Olympic medallist Bruce Jenner, went on to state that, "I have so much going on in my life. I never wanted anyone to think of me as Kim Kardashian, sex tape star...I still have to live with the embarrassment and fear that one day my grandkids are going to see it."
When the sex tape was initially released, Kim Kardashian, 26, made no attempt to deny the existence of the tape, but claimed she had "nothing to do" with turning it public. Kardashian told Us magazine that she felt "hurt and embarrassed" by the fact the sex tape was leaked. While Kardashian continues to co-own the boutique Dash in Calabasas, California, Ray J, the younger brother of actress Brandy Norwood, is reportedly now dating Whitney Houston. No word of if Ray J has a sex tape of his new girlfriend.