New Details! Ray J Gave Sex Tape To Kim 'For Safe-Keeping' Before Mysterious Leak
Jan. 2 2020, Updated 9:42 p.m. ET
During a 2003 vacation to Mexico, Ray J and Kim Kardashian filmed the infamous sex tape that made then now-reality star famous.
The rapper and the brunette stunner called it quits three years later, and in 2007, their XXX footage was mysteriously leaked.
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While the release marked the end of the stars' steamy romance, it also marked the beginning of Kardashian's multi-million-dollar empire.
REELZ's new docuseries, Scandal Made Me Famous: Kim Kardashian, looks back at the KKW Beauty mogul's early days as a wannabe TV star, and touches on her ability to turn even the nastiest scandal into a career-boosting gold mine.
"Ray J shot and directed the sex tape, and afterwards, he gave it to Kim for safe-keeping," says Scandal Made Me Famous's Steve Helling in the show teaser.
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So did Kim Kardashian leak her own sex tape for the sake of fame?
Scandal Made Me Famous: Kim Kardashian airs Saturday, July 21 at 9:00 ET / PT on REELZ.