Happy anniversary to Kim Kardashian’s sex tape!

Ten years ago a fairly unknown 26-year-old heiress hit the headlines after footage emerged of her getting down and dirty beneath the sheets with singer Ray J.

It marked the makings of a ‘superstar’.

View photos Kim Kardashian West and Ray J’s sex tape launched the reality TV star’s career (Photo composite: Ian West/PA) More

‘Kim Kardashian: Superstar’ has now achieved 210 million views? and raked in $100million dollars, with much of that revenue going to Kim and Ray.

Pornhub,com, which hosts the 41-minute video, reports: “It is viewed by someone on an average of every 1.5 seconds, with a significant increase in numbers when Kim married Kris Humphries, announced her divorce and with the release of the Paper magazine cover.”

It all started in 2002 when the young brunette beauty was a personal stylist to singer Brandy Norwood. She met and fell for the R ‘n’ B star’s little brother Willie ‘Ray J’ Norwood and during a saucy trip away to Mexico in 2003, the couple took a handheld camcorder and filmed themselves having sex.

Fast foward five years and Kim is best friends with Paris Hilton. ‘The Simple Life’ star also had a sex tape, titled ‘1 Night in Paris’ with her ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon.

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Many claim that Kim – a then unknown socialite – was inspired when she saw her BFF’s career sky-rocket following the leak of her sex tape in 2004.

Then Vivid Entertainment got hold of Kim’s and she sued the distributer, settling out of court for $5million – as well as the rights to the tape.

So basically every time someone downloads or watches the tape, Kim and Ray still J get a cut – although it is unclear exactly how much.

Then, in October, Vivid released a 3D virtual reality film featuring a Kim Kardashian lookalike titled ‘Kim Kardashian Superstar VR Experience’ and last month Vivid named March 2017 ‘Kim K. Sex Tape Month.’

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Steven Hirsch, the founder and co-chairman of Vivid Entertainment, told The Sun newspaper: “Ultimately she did sell us the footage so we had the ability to put it out and distribute it.

“I can only say that it’s the most popular tape we’ve ever done. Revenue-wise it has generated more income than any other tape that we’ve done.”

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