The Most Infamous Celebrity Sex Tapes of All Time

Kim Kardashian and Ray J

Perhaps one of the most famous sex tapes of all time, Kim Kardashian and Ray J filmed their infamous video in 2002 using a camcorder while on vacation for Kardashian’s 23rd birthday in Cabo, Mexico. The 41-minute film—titled “Kim Kardashian superstar”—leaked to the public five years later in 2007 by pornography company Vivid Entertainment. Kim Kardashian sued the company in an attempt to prevent the release before ultimately settling for an undisclosed amount. 

Not that I don’t think it’s no one’s business, but I think I’ve done a good job with replacing negative things with positive things,” Kardashian told Allure in 2010. 

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee recorded their infamous sex tape while on their honeymoon in 1995 before locking the video in a safe. Fast forward to later that year and a disgruntled electrician stole the safe from their home and released the tape, making an estimated $77 million in less than 12 months from the video. The drama was the inspiration for the Hulu series Pam & Tommy. 

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan and Heather Cole — the wife of Hogan’s best friend, Bubba “The Love Sponge” Clem — leaked in 2012. The 1-minute-41 second vieo, which was published by Gawker, showed Hogan and Cole engaged in the act. Hogan, who claimed the encounter was filmed without his consent, sued Gawker for invasion of privacy. He was later awarded $140 million causing Gawker to declare bankruptcy. 

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton’s ex-boyfriend, Rick Salomon, sold tier sex tape in 2004 soon after the premiere of Hilton’s hit reality show, The Simple Life. The video, which was titled “One Night in Paris,” was distributed by Red Light Distric and was filmed in “night vision.” The rights have since been bought by Vivid. Hilton later claimed she was “out of it” during the making of the tape, which Salomon sued her for defamation for. Hilton later countersued him for the release of the tape and was awarded $400,000 that she donated to charity. 

Rob Lowe 

Rob Lowe’s career was almost ruined by a sex tape he filmed in 1988. Lowe, who was 24 at the time, filmed himself having sex with a 16-year-old woman he met at a nightclub. Though the legal age of consent in Georgia (where the tape was filmed) was 14 at the time, her involvement in the video was illegal. A second video of Lowe and his friend, Justin Moritt, having sex with a model was also leaked at the time. 

In 2019, Lowe said on “The Jess Cagle Show” that the scandal helped him become sober. “I think it’s the best thing that ever happened to me,” he said.” “Honestly, I do, because it got me sober. Sober got me married. I’ve been married 29 years and I have two great sons, so I don’t think any of that happens without going through that scandal.” He continued, “It was one of the reasons I got sober. I woke up one day and was like, ‘What am I doing with my life? 29 years in.’

Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart became involved in a sex tape scandal in 2017 when a woman, Montia Sabbag, he had sex with claimed that she had no idea their rendezvous was being filmed. Sabbag allegedly threatened Hart with the video but he refused to pay and publicly apologized to his children and wife, Torrei Hart, who was pregnant at the time. Sabbag later filed a $60 million lawsuit in 2019 against Hart claiming that he filmed their encounter without her knowledge. The case was later dismissed.