The leaking of pornographic content of celebrities has become a trend in twenty first century. These videos show famous people in compromising positions and the footage is made available publically. This also gives publicity to the celebrity and attracts lots of media attention.
Most of the times, the footage is leaked without the consent of the celebrity. Very few cases have emerged where celebrities have agreed to release their private footage. These tapes have caused significant damaged to star’s personal and professional lives in late 20th century. But now the leaking the tape has become a marketing tool for many. It helps them to stay in the media limelight.
Best celebrity sex tapes have been compiled by the number of websites on the web. People can access it anytime. We have shortlisted some of the most controversial scandals for you.
1. Paris Hilton and Rick Salomon
This has to be very first famous sex tape of 2000’s. Popstar Paris Hilton and her then boyfriend Rick Salomon filmed themselves in an intimate position. The leaked footage broke the internet in 2004. Many critics argue that Hilton’s controversial reality television career was started due to this leak. Many even doubt that this was carefully plotted plan by this socialite. She later went on to become a sensational star in Hollywood. This was one of the best celebrity sex tapes at that time.
2. Kim Kardashian and Ray J
The Internet is full of naked selfies of Kim Kardashian today but it all began in 2007. Kardashian family began its path to fame by famous show ‘Keeping up with Kardashians’ later. Ray J, Kim’s then boyfriend and Kim were seen getting steamy in 39-minute-long video back in 2007. Major media outlets reported the story and Kim became a sensation across the country. The copyright holder of the video gave £3million to Kim. This was a first case where sex tape leaking was resolved this way.
3. Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee
Baywatch fame Pamela Anderson was in the middle media scandal due as her sex video was leaked in 1995 with her then husband Tommy Lee. Somebody stole the footage from her home and uploaded it on the internet. It was a first time when the celebrity sex video was uploaded on the interest. The video distribution website was sued by Pamela and reportedly she was compensated through confidential agreement. The company must have learnt how traffic increases with a sex video. One can still see that video through selective video subscription websites today.
4. Dustin Diamond
Many of you must know Dustin Diamond from 90s kids shows ‘Saved by the bell’. The sex tape showed him sleeping with two girls in 2007. As usual, it went viral across many content distribution websites. It broke the internet with many hits on video sharing website. It may have triggered the rise of video sharing websites.
So these were some most famous nude celeb tapes incidents. The celebrities have managed to use the publicity received by such tapes now. Many times sources of these tapes are unknown and with the internet, the spread of tapes cannot be controlled.
