Back in the day, celeb sex tapes were a way for emerging stars reach a new level of fame. As the saying goes, any press is good press, right? Today, it’s not quite considered a way to make a name for yourself, and becoming an IG model or going viral on TikTok are certainly better ways to get yourself out there.
Still, celebrities can’t stay away from filming scandalous footage on their smartphones, although most of them are clever enough to keep those intimate moments private. Still, we’re here to pay homage to the OGs of sex tapes, like Pam and Tommy or Ray Jam and Kim K, and all the other famous folks who we’ve seen in compromising positions, either via leaked videos, or consensual releases.
- Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee
This sex tape was so famous, it even earned us a 2022 TV show starring actors with uncanny resemblance to these two. When the Mötley Crüe drummer and the iconic blond babe in the red bathing suit made their honeymoon sex tape in 1995, it was leaked to the world after it was stolen from their home. The couple eventually sued and settled in court, but not before the entire world saw their steamy recording.
2. Mimi Faust and Nikko Smith
These two had a particularly athletic shower romp, but the video wasn’t leaked to the world. Instead, it was intentionally staged by the two, who even had an agreement with Vivid Entertainment to take their tape public. While we’re sure there were other ways to drive those ratings up, this sure was a creative way to do it.
3. Paris Hilton and Rick Salamon
Just like Kim’s moment, many remember this early 2000s babe for her video with Rick Salomon. The hotel heiress’s private video was leaked by Red Light District, and in a Netflix documentary, she said, “It felt like I’ve lost part of my soul and been talked about in such cruel and mean ways.” Fortunately, stars can defend themselves more nowadays when it comes to leaks like this.
4. Dustin Diamond, or “Screech”
Sometimes a celeb sex tape has people waiting on the edge of their seat — after all, it features two gorgeous people with sensational bodies showing off on camera. Still, we’re not sure what Dustin Diamond, aka the famous Screech from Saved By the Bell was thinking when he directed his own 2006 sex tape called “Screeched — Saved by the Smell”.
5. Colin Farrell and Nicole Narain
These two very good-looking individuals made a sex tape together in 2003. It lasted nearly 14 minutes, and was leaked to the public in 2005. A year later, Farrell took Narain to court over it. In an interview with Elle, he called the experience “horrifying” and said his major fear was it being released and having his mother see it as an on-demand movie in a hotel room.
6. Hulk Hogan and Heather Clem
Weirdly enough, the woman that Hogan was filmed with was the wife of his close friend and radio personality, Bubba the Lovesponge. Even weirder? Bubba gave his wife full permission to enact her hall pass with the famous wrestler. However, his wife Linda did not give her permission, and in 2016, Hogan took gawker to court over airing his dirty laundry. They had to pay $100 million and shut their doors.
7. Tila Tequila
One known for her infamous dating show where she had both male and female contestants, Tila Tequila release a sex tape with Vivid Entertainment showing her and some other ladies getting into some consensual, naughty shenanigans.
8. Blac Chyna and Mechie
Unfortunately, Blac Chyna has been at the receiving end of some revenge video including Rob Kardashian, who posted naked pictures of her all over Twitter back in 2017. After her breakup with Rob, she got together with a rapper called Mechie, and in 2018, a sex tape was posted without their consent, showing the starlet performing oral on the rapper, who is now her ex.
9. Eve and Stevie J
These two might be Grammy winning artists, but they also had their moment of scandal in the early 2000s. When Stevie J blamed Eve for leaking the tape, she responded in 2012, saying, “When that happened, sex tapes weren’t ‘hot’ like that, and I got the FBI involved. So that’s not something I wanted to happen.”
10. Katie Price and Dane Bowers
The late 90s were a crazy time — especially for this English media star and former member of Another Level. There were multiple layers of craziness in this tape, from Price being six months pregnant, to a notorious “toe play” moment that was recorded. At least they’re lighthearted about it, with Price joking, “maybe I’d better do a new one, without a toe.”
