HAVING your most intimate moments leaked on the internet is a nightmare for anyone but for celebrities, it is a horrifying reality.
This week Vicky Pattison, 37, made the controversial decision to put out a deepfake sex tape as part of a new documentary exploring the vile practice.
Vicky caused a storm with her ‘deepfake’ release[/caption]
The star released the footage ahead of her documentary[/caption]
It was uploaded on Twitter but was slammed by campaigners[/caption]
The former Geordie Shore star said she “wrestled with the decision for a long time” before uploading the content ahead of Channel 4’s Vicky Pattison: My Deepfake Sex Tape.
She added: “Whilst I know this doesn’t compare to the distress and horror actual victims feel when they discover this content of themselves, I hope it will give some insight into what they go through.”
But the move was slammed by victims of deepfake porn, including one who calls herself Jodie, who said: “I feel deeply offended, let down, and disappointed”.
The campaigner, who works with survivors’ groups, said the “PR stunt fuels harmful narratives” which makes real victims less likely to be believed.”
Ever since the first celebrity sex tape – stolen from Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in 1995 – numerous stars have seen their explicit content leaked online, causing huge scandals, while others have allegedly profited from the X-rated footage.
Here, The Sun looks at some of the most controversial celebrity sex tapes of all time.
Kim Kardashian
Reality queen Kim, 44, turned her leaked sex tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J into a launch pad to fame for her entire family.
The mum-of-four had the tape leaked in 2007, four years after she filmed it with her ex in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
There have been allegations that Momager Kris Jenner, 69, orchestrated the release to ensure her daughter was propelled to stardom, but the Kardashian family have always denied this.
Prior to the release, Kim was barely known in celebrity circles and has since built a huge empire from her reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Kim was propelled to fame after a sex tape was released of her with an ex-boyfriend[/caption]
The reality star has since claimed she is embarrassed by the video and didn’t have any part in its release[/caption]
When asked if she had approved the release in an Oprah Winfrey interview, Kim replied: “Why would anyone put that humiliation on their family?”
She has since claimed she regrets the tape and was on ecstasy when the video was taken.
Pamela Anderson
Pamela was horrified that the tapes were released to the public[/caption]
The sex tape made by the couple when they were married was stolen[/caption]
Baywatch star Pamela, 57, was the first celebrity that made headlines when a sex tape of her and former husband Tommy Lee, 62, was leaked.
She was already regarded as a sex symbol thanks to her role on Baywatch and her racy shoots for Playboy.
The video, which had been filmed on their honeymoon, was stolen and sold on by Milton Ingley after a dispute over work he had done on their house.
Speaking about the release of the tape on CBS Sunday Morning in 2023, Pamela said: “Those tapes were not meant for anybody else to see.”
She added: “I’ve not seen it to this day. It was very hurtful.”
The story of the stolen tape was dramatised in Hulu’s Pam and Tommy, which Pamela said she was not consulted about it.
She told Variety: “The idea of the whole thing happening was just really crushing for me.”
Paris Hilton
Paris has claimed she rarely thinks about the leaked video anymore[/caption]
Paris has said she felt pressured to film the tape which was leaked on the internet[/caption]
Like former best friend Kim, Paris, 43, suffered a horrifying blow when her sex tape was sold as a pornography video in 2004.
The footage, which was taken in 2001, saw Paris having sex with then boyfriend Rick Salomon, 56.
It was released shortly after her reality series The Simple Life had premiered in the US.
Paris was mortified and claimed she was “out of it” when the tape was filmed and had never consented to it being released publicly.
Speaking to GQ Magazine in 2006, she said: “I never received a dime from the video. It’s just dirty money and (Salomon) should give it all to some charity for the sexually abused or something.
“To be honest, I don’t even think about it any more.”
In her autobiography, Paris: The Memoir, she revealed she felt pressured into making the tape.
“He told me if I wouldn’t do it, he could easily find someone who would, and that was the worst thing I could think of – to be dumped by this grown man because I was a stupid kid who didn’t know how to play grown-up games,” Hilton writes.
“The truth is, I wanted to be alive in a sensual way. I wanted to feel like a woman who’s comfortable in her own skin.”
Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine has denied he is the man in the videos, claiming he’s ‘not a porn star’[/caption]
Fans of the former Premier League star were shocked when they spotted a man believed to be him appearing in his then-wife’s Only Fans videos.
Jermaine, 42, was identified in Alice Goodwin‘s videos by his heavily tattooed body, despite his face never appearing in them.
Viewers were paying up to £6-per-minute for the X-rated videos which the former player allegedly appeared in.
One shocked punter said: “I knew it was his wife but I didn’t expect to see him get involved as well.
“This guy played in the Premier League and even the Champions League final. Not the sort of bloke you expect to see in a pay-per-minute sex show.
“It’s really shocking to see how far he’s fallen and that he’s resorting to this to make money.”
When told about the video in 2018, Jermaine claimed he was “unaware of the footage.”
He later said: “I am a lot of things, but not a porn star.”
Jennifer Lopez
Singer Jennifer was able to block an attempt by her ex-husband to release their sex tape[/caption]
Pop superstar Jennifer scored a major triumph when she managed to block a sex tape filmed by her ex before it got released.
The Jenny From The Block singer, 55, was horrified when ex-husband Ojani Noa threatened to release a sex tape they had made together on their honeymoon.
The vile threat was a horrific attempt to try to derail the fledgling star’s career.
In response, she filed a $10 million lawsuit which alleged he had violated a confidentiality agreement established after their divorce.
Jennifer won the legal dispute and the footage has never been released.
Tonya Harding
Former figure skater Tonya earned money selling a sex tape to Penthouse[/caption]
It had been made with her ex-husband Jeff who also profited from the sale[/caption]
Controversial skater Tonya, 54, opted to release her own sex tape, filmed with then-husband Jeff Gillooly, after it had been copied and marketed by Penthouse.
Tonya was no stranger to controversy after being accused of arranging an attack on her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan.
The 35-minute-long tape saw her having intercourse with ex-husband Jeff.
It was alleged that Jeff sold the tape in 1994 without Tonya’s consent, but he claimed in an interview that she knew and profited from the tape.
A contract with Penthouse seemed to confirm that she had profited equally from the sale of the sex tape and used the same agent as her former husband.
It was marketed as a wedding night tape but the dress was actually a Halloween costume of Tonya’s.
She has never publicly commented on the tape, or it’s release.
