Kardashian was relatively unknown before the tape's release. She was known mainly as the daughter of Robert Kardashian, who was O. J. Simpson's defense attorney during Simpson's 1995 murder trial. She was also known as a friend and personal stylist for Paris Hilton after she appeared in four episodes of Hilton's show "The Simple Life" from 2003 to 2006. She met Ray J in 2002 while working as a personal stylist to his sister, Brandy Norwood.