Insiders recall the moment Kim Kardashian discovered her X-rated video was online

Insiders recalled the moment Kim Kardashian found out her X-rated video was online in a new two-part Channel 4 documentary, subtitled Billion Dollar Dynasty.

Former couple Kim and Ray J, who got together in 2002 when they were both 21, made the infamous tape during his birthday celebrations that year and it was later released in 2007.

The 42-year-old reality star was reportedly in tears when she admitted there was a sex tape, but cynics claim Paris Hilton urged her to do so.

The socialite Paris, 41, and her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, 13 years her senior, starred in the film that was leaked in 2003 and that Rick himself began selling in 2004.

In a flashback clip shown in the new documentary, Kim was heard telling her sister Kourtney: “I did it because I was horny and I liked it.”

Kim was revealed to have been on the beach in Australia with Paris when it was leaked and was reportedly “tearful, torn to pieces, but she admitted there was a sexy tape.”

Sex tape: Former couple Kim and Ray J, who got together in 2002 when they were both 21, recorded the infamous video during their birthday celebrations that year and it was later released in 2007.

In a flashback clip shown in the new documentary, Kim was heard telling her sister Kourtney: “I did it because I was horny and I liked it.”

When Paris’ sex tape was released, it “put her on another level as far as stardom is concerned” and people believe that Paris took her down that path to make her own.

Kim ended up being the highest-grossing celebrity sex tape of all time and the reason Keeping Up With The Kardashians was re-commissioned.

The notorious sex tape featuring her ex was claimed to have generated over a million dollars in revenue within the first six weeks of its release, according to financial records.

The drama surrounding it escalated this year when Ray J gave an exclusive interview to DailyMail.com claiming there was a second tape.

Kim and Ray J previously signed an agreement with Vivid regarding their sex tape, and following the reality star’s lawsuit, she and Ray J reluctantly agreed to release it.

Pals: The reality star, 42, was reportedly in tears when she admitted there was a sex tape, but cynics claim Paris Hilton urged her to do it.

Before finding fame, Kim told businesswoman Sheeraz Hasan, who appears on the show, “I want to be the most famous person in the world.”

Talking about how Kim and Paris’ friendship began, he explained: ‘Kim was his shadow, his intern. What Kim did was very smart at the time, she was bombarding photos and taking advantage of media opportunities.’

The documentary explores how the famous family has defied critics to build a brand that has made billions and transformed social media.

Using archival footage and candid opinions from close friends, the documentary will explore the deals and decisions that helped them build a family brand and turn every potential setback into an opportunity to make money—and become filthy rich in the process.

The first episode flashes back to 2007, when Kim Kardashian was a relative unknown, living in Los Angeles and working as an assistant to Paris Hilton, as well as examining the beginnings of the family’s first reality TV show.

The second episode of this two-part show will be available to stream or download on All 4, free of charge, after this episode airs on Sunday, January 8.

Documentary: The second episode of this two-part show will be available to stream or download on All 4, free of charge, after this episode airs on Sunday, January 8.