Kimberly "Kim" Kardashian West (born Kimberly Noel Kardashian; October 21, 1980) is an American television and social media personality, socialite, and model. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Kardashian first gained media attention through her friendship with Paris Hilton, but she received wider notice after a 2003 sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J was leaked in 2007. Later that year, she and her family began to appear in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami. In 2010, Kardashian was reported to be the highest-paid reality television personality, with estimated earnings of $6 million
Kimberly Noel Kardashian was born on October 21, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, to parents Robert and Kris (née Houghton).[1] She has an older sister Kourtney, a younger sister Khloé, and a younger brother Rob.[2] Their mother is of Dutch, English, and Scottish ancestry,[3] while their father was a third-generation Armenian American.[4] After their parents divorced in 1991, her mother remarried to the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Bruce Jenner in 1991.[citation needed]Through their marriage, Kardashian gained step-brothers Burton "Burt", Brandon, and Brody; step-sister Casey; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.[5]
As a teenager, she attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles.[6] In 1994, her father represented football player O. J. Simpson during his murder trial. Simpson is Kim Kardashian's godfather.[7] Kim's father died in 2003.[8]
In 2000, a 19-year-old Kardashian eloped with music producer Damon Thomas.[9] Thomas filed for divorce in 2003, though Kardashian later credited their separation to physical and emotional abuse on his part.[10] During this time, Kardashian was also close friends with socialite Paris Hilton, through whom she first garnered media attention.[11] Prior to the finalization of her divorce, Kardashian began dating singer Ray J.[9] In February 2007, a sex tape made by Kardashian and Ray J in 2003 was leaked.[12][13] Kardashian filed a lawsuit against Vivid Entertainment, who distributed the film as Kim K Superstar. She later dropped the suit and settled for $5 million.[14][15]
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