People warned Kanye not to date Kim K. because of her sex tape

Kim Kardashian claims that people warned Kanye West not to get involved with her because of her infamous sex video with ex Ray J.

“He’s put himself up against the world for me when everyone told him, ‘You cannot date a girl with a sex tape. You cannot date a reality show girl. This is going to ruin your career,’ ” Kardashian, 38, told Van Jones. “Everyone told him that.”

“To me, he was like, ‘Oh, you’re not going to tell me what to do. I’ll let you know that it’s going to be okay,’ ” she recalled. “And he always was that strength for me. So I’ll always love and appreciate him for always standing up for me.”

“We’ve been through a lot together,” she added. “You know, I’ve known him for 15 years now. Became friends with him maybe in like 2006, 2007. Met him in like [2002 or 2003]. I’ve known him forever.”

Kardashian’s sex tape, “Kim Kardashian Superstar,” was released in March 2007, when West, 41, was engaged to Alexis Phifer.

Kardashian and West began dating publicly in 2012, though West’s ex Amber Rose alleged that West cheated on her with Kardashian (who was dating Reggie Bush at the time) before they became an exclusive couple.

The couple collectively known as Kimye welcomed daughter North West in 2013 and tied the knot a year later.

They’ve since had son Saint in December 2015 and daughter Chicago in January 2018.

Part of why Yeezy may not have minded Kardashian’s past may be because of his own personal porn preferences.

West revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” over the summer that he still watches Internet porn and is particularly fond of the “black on white” genre because “it mirrors my own reality.”