Vivid Entertainment is moving full steam ahead with the release of Kim Kardashian’s sex tape and ignoring her pending lawsuit against them.  Vivid announced last month that they had purchased the tape and would be releasing it on their website.  The sex tape featuring Kim and wanna-be rapper Ray J. will be released on March 21st.

Steven Hirsch, Co-Chairman of Vivid, told TMZ, “I met with Kim yesterday and unfortunately, we didn’t even come close to reaching an agreement. We will now immediately move forward with the release.”

After Kardashian filed suit last month, Vivid announced that they would temporarily halt production. The company feels confident that they have a legal right to distribute the DVD of the video. They paid an unidentified third party $1 million for rights to the tape, which was made three years ago.

Vivid promises a new preview clip will be available next week on www.kimksuperstar.com.

Despite the lawsuit, Hirsch tells TMZ he is still a huge fan of Kim’s. “Kim has all of the qualities that we look for in a Vivid Girl. She’s both beautiful and well-spoken which is a rare combination. In fact, if she was a Vivid Girl I might have cast her as ‘Debbie’ in our ‘Debbie Does Dallas…Again’ TV series which debuts [Friday] night at 11pm on Showtime.” Nice plug Steve.

Kim had denied that the sex tape existed in prior interviews.  Her claim to fame is being the daughter of one of the lawyers who got O.J. Simpson off with murder. She is also famous for being one of Paris Hilton’s leaches.

Wanna-be star Kim Kardashian is suing over the sex tape that Vivid Entertainment is distributing featuring her and then boyfriend Ray J. It was announced two weeks ago that the sex tape between the two would be released on February 28.

Kardashian, 26, a pal of Paris Hilton and daughter of O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Kardashian, is asking for unspecified damages, attorney fees and all profits from the sale of the tape, according to the L.A. Superior Court lawsuit.

Vivid feels very confident in their position and believe they will prevail in the court action.

“We are comfortable that we have the legal right to distribute this video, despite what others may say,” says Vivid cochairman Steven Hirsch. “We have been around for 20 years and if we didn’t feel comfortable putting it out, we wouldn’t. We would like Kim and Ray J to be a part of it and hopefully we can work that out.”

I believe Kim leaked the tape or had a third party sell the tape for her. The world wouldn’t know Kardashian without the release of the sex tape. She is then trying to look all proper and holy by suing the distributor which of course garners more attention as well.