She also gained attention in the mid-late 2000s for her friendship with heiress and media darling Paris Hilton. Her friendship with socialite Paris Hilton has made her a gossip column favorite.

Kardashian was little known outside gossip circles until she announced in early 2007 that she was taking legal action to prevent the distribution of a pornographic home video she had made with then-boyfriend Ray J (born William Ray Norwood, Jr., the brother of singer Brandy). (Wikipedia)