Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton...Screech? 'Leaked' Celebrity Sex Tapes
If one of us regular folk filmed ourselves doing the nasty and then the tape was leaked, life as we know it would be over. Most of us can’t think of anything more mortifying than other people seeing us in the throes of lust, as Cameron Diaz and Jason Segal discover in their new movie ‘Sex Tape’.
These celebs, however, see ‘leaked’ sex tapes as a career tool and for most of them it’s not exactly been an embarrassment for the world to see them bumping uglies.
Of course, the two most famous sex tapes have come from reality TV stars. Paris Hilton, Hilton hotel heiress and star of ‘The Simple Life’ filmed herself getting down and dirty with ex-boyfriend Rick Saloman. The tape was leaked to the public under the name ‘1 Night In Paris’, although we’re careful about describing this one as a ‘sex tape’. It’s essentially Paris posing in underwear and rolling around on a bed.
The second reality TV star with a sex tape is of course Kim Kardashian. The ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star was caught on camera with ex-boyfriend, rapper Ray-J. Like Paris, Kim’s tape features a lot of writhing around in underwear with added tonguey kissing. It earned her around $5 million, so we’re sure she doesn’t beat herself up too much over its mysterious leak.
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Next page: Pamela Anderson and Screech
'Baywatch' alumni Pamela Anderson filmed herself getting all kinds of raunchy on her honeymoon with ex-husband Mötley Crüe founding member, Tommy Lee. The tape was stolen from their home and uploaded onto the internet. Pam initially sued the video distribution company...before signing a deal for a confidential settlement.
We kid you not, Screech from 'Saved By The Bell' had a sex tape leaked in 2007. A Dustin Diamond sex tape is something that we had hoped would never, ever emerge. Surprisingly, it wasn’t all that popular and failed to resurrect his career as he had planned. How he ever thought it would do this is anyone's guess. He does know he's Screech, right?
Ex pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan had a sex tape leaked in 2007, of him and his friend’s wife. Hogan allegedly had permission from the friend, Bubba the Lovesponge (who sounds like a totally wholesome kinda guy), although he was married to his wife, Linda, at the time. It’s unclear whether he had her permission, although they did divorce fairly soon afterwards. So, what do you think?
Mini Me AHA Verne Troyer sued his ex, Ranae Shrider, for allegedly releasing their sex tape in 2008. Shrider has since remarked, “He wasn’t short of sexy skills and tried his hardest to make up in technique what he lacked in size.”
Of course Colin Farrell has a sex tape. The tape was leaked in 2003 by Farrell’s partner in the venture, Playboy model Nicole Narain. Farrell subsequently sued Narain, although apparently hasn’t learned his lesson, telling Jonathan Ross that to avoid future embarrassment, next time he will “take the tape” with him. Wise move and clearly the solution to the problem.