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Paris Hilton's best pal Kim Kardashian has filed a lawsuit in a bid to halt an internet porn firm from distributing a sex tape featuring the socialite romping with ex-boyfriend Ray J.

Bosses at Vivid Entertainment have been trying to convince the interior designer to let them cash in on the sexy tape on her behalf, but Kardashian is determined to keep the intimate footage private.

In a statement served hours after she filed her lawsuit in Los Angeles on Wednesday (21Feb07), Kardashian said, "This tape, which was made three years ago, and was meant to be something private between myself and my then boyfriend, is extremely hurtful not only to me, but to my family as well.

"I am filing legal charges against the company who is distributing this tape since it is being sold completely without my permission or consent."