Vivid has announced it is delaying (or stopping altogether) the release of the Kim Kardashian sex tape, scheduled to be available this Wednesday.
Vivid co-founder Steven Hirsch has always allowed a little wiggle room in press releases about the rights Vivid secured for the DVD (for an alleged $1 million), saying, “We remain very confident that we have the legal right to distribute this video.”
The sale of the tape was arranged through a third party and, though it is reasonable to assume that at one point Kardashian signed a release (thus Hirsch’s confidence), it is equally reasonable to assume that Vivid recently received a cease and desist letter. Calls to Vivid were not immediately returned.
“We feel it is most important that we have an opportunity to meet with Ms. Kardashian as soon as possible,” Hirsch said today. “We have reached out to her to try to set up a meeting.”
Such a meeting, I think, would require a very good lunch.
Previously: Wrangling a sex tape; SugarDVD enters friend of celebrity sex tape market; Images of heaven (that take me to Hell)
See also: Vivid
Damn them – I couldn’t wait to download the torrent of this in a day or three. Bastards!