Kim Kardashian Wins Sex Tape Battle
Kim Kardashian’s sex tape soon will be history.
Kim Kardashian, who in February sued adult video distributor Vivid Entertainment for releasing a homemade video of her having sex with ex-boyfriend, singer Ray J, without her consent, will be paid by Vivid a settlement totaling close to $5 million.
Sources also say that Vivid has agreed to cease distribution of the video by the end of May (but a Vivid source claims the settlement payment is “closer to $3 million” and that “no decision has been made as to whether or not distribution will stop”).
“Kim is relieved that she can now move on from this embarrassing chapter in her life,” says a Kardashian pal.
Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, released a statement saying, “We are pleased that Kim has dropped her legal action against us. We met with her several times and finally reached a financial arrangement that we both feel
Hirsch continued, “We’ve always known we had the legal right to distribute this video which became an instant best-seller and we’ve always [wanted] to work something out with Kim so she could share in the profits.”
In February, Kardashian (daughter of former O.J. Simpson defense attorney, the late Robert Kardashian), claimed Vivid’s release of Kim Kardashian Superstar represented a violation of her “right to privacy.”
At the time, Kardashian, 26, confirmed the tape’s existence, but she insisted that she had “nothing to do” with it being made public, saying that she was “hurt and embarrassed” by the tape’s leak.
Kardashian, an L.A.-based stylist and stepsister of The Hills star Brody Jenner, released a fitness video in March. She also briefly dated Nick Lachey in 2006.
