Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson filmed their legendary sex tape on their 1995 honeymoon. The tape was later stolen from the couple’s home and launched a slew of subscriptions … and a lawsuit from the “Baywatch” starlet.
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Colin Farrell and his ex-girlfriend, Playboy model Nicole Narain, had a 13-minute sex tape leak in 2006. Farrell would later joke that the dialogue could have been better.
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Kim Kardashian launched herself and her family into superstardom with “Kim K Superstar” in 2007. Kardashian sued Vivid for the rights, but settled for $5 million and inexplicably never-ending relevance. (The same can’t be said for Ray J.)
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Tommy Lee wasn’t Pamela Anderson’s first sex tape rodeo. That honor belonged to Bret Michaels. Though his and Anderson’s tape pre-dated her cinematic masterpiece with Tommy Lee, it came out later when about four minutes of it leaked online in 1998.
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In 2004, Paris Hilton finally became famous for something other than being famous. Her night-vision video with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, “One Night In Paris,” made her a household name.
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Mimi Faust and Nikko Smith of “Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta” got a little too real when a sex tape of the couple leaked in 2014, sending sales of shower curtain rods soaring.
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A sex tape featuring rapper Eve and former boyfriend Stevie J (who has a child with fellow sex tape star Mimi Faust) leaked in 2001.
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Yet another “Baywatch” star with an X-rated escapade: Jeremy Jackson, who starred as Hobie on the series, sold a sex tape with porn star Sky Lopez.
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An ex tried selling a sex tape of himself and Minka Kelly in 2012, but the footage never saw the light of day.
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In 2012, a grainy video of Hulk Hogan with a friend’s ex-wife leaked online, in which he acted, well, like a randy savage.
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In 1997, Jennifer Lopez blocked her ex-husband Ojani Noa from releasing private footage from their marriage, some of which was rumored to be raunchy … but was probably still less embarrassing than “Gigli.”
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A sex tape of Fred Durst and an unknown (and likely thankful) woman hit the Net in 2005.
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Former presidential hopeful John Edwards filmed himself having sex with Rielle Hunter, reportedly then pregnant with his child. (Adding insult to injury, this was while he was married to Elizabeth Edwards.) A staffer found it in 2010, which led to the downfall of his campaign.
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When Tila Tequila wasn’t too busy promoting Nazism in 2014, she had time to film a couple sex tapes, one of which was with her boyfriend at the time.
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In 2011, a sex tape of former “Jackass” star Bam Margera and ex-fiancee Jenn Rivell leaked online. We hope both of you who wanted to see that enjoyed it.
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Rob Lowe was the original sex tape star. In 1988, his career was almost wrecked when a sex tape of him and two women — one underage — leaked. The same tape had footage of Lowe, a model named Jennifer and his pal Justin Moritt.
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Dustin Lance Black issued an apology after blogger Perez Hilton leaked footage of the director having unprotected sex with another man in 2009.
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Pro wrestler Joanie Laurer (Chyna) filmed a sex tape with her then-boyfriend, fellow wrestler Sean Waltman (X-Pac), in 2004. Perhaps inspired by another sex tape celebrity, Laurer titled her masterpiece “One Night in Chyna.”
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Thankfully for us, Creed frontman Scott Stapp and Kid Rock blocked 2006 footage of themselves receiving oral sex from groupies from being released.
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Verne Troyer put his own mini-me to work in a sex tape with then-girlfriend Renae Shrider. Shrider leaked it to TMZ, and Troyer sued her. He couldn’t have gotten much, though, because she couldn’t find any buyers for the full-length.
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Montana Fishburne, the then-19-year-old daughter of Laurence Fishburne, entered the porn biz in 2010 via a leaked sex tape with porn star Brian Pumper. Papa Fishburne reportedly saw more red than “Hannibal.”
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Just call him Dr. Feelgood: In 1999, a sex tape Vince Neil filmed in 1993 with porn star Janine Lindemulder and another unidentified woman leaked online.
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Before Tom Sizemore got paychecks from “Celebrity Rehab” appearances, he had to try something else. He sold hardcore pornographic footage of himself on DVD in 2005, seemingly unaware that the Internet existed.
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Since she couldn’t stay famous for being a failed ice skater, Tonya Harding tried a sex tape. Penthouse released the footage of Harding and husband Jeff Gilooly in 1994.
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In 2010, a video of Kendra Wilkinson when she was just 18 surfaced online despite her best efforts to block its release.
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Bored with being a “Teen Mom,” Farrah Abraham became a “Backdoor Teen Mom.” Twice. She claimed the 2013 video she filmed with porn star James Deen was a leaked sex tape, a claim as genuine as her breasts, nose and chin.
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Dustin Diamond, famous only for playing Screech on “Saved By the Bell,” released his own sex tape in 2006 to boost his career. It was unsuccessful.
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Tyson Beckford reportedly masturbated in a webcam chat in 2012. The lucky viewer who saved the footage tried to sell it … and didn’t get any takers.
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