One of the most obvious examples. Bret Michaels had a leaked sex tape with Pamela Anderson, and now he has his own dating show, Rock of Love, on VH1.
The sex tape was recorded in the early 90s. Bret Michaels and Pamela Anderson tried to make some sort of mysterious arty porno. Anderson slowly strips and masturbates for fifteen minutes, then Michaels comes in dressed in black cape and top hat and circles her. Eventually they get down to actual sex.
Penthouse published stills from the sex tape in 1998. IEG tried to release it online and on VHS, but Anderson and Michaels successfully sued to block the release. Another porn company released it on DVD in 2005, but the stars again sued to have it pulled off shelves.
Rock of Love has had three seasons so far. Not surprisingly, some of the contestants vying to date Bret Michaels have their own porn biz or sex tape pasts.
Wikipedia: Rock of Love with Bret Michaels
Daze Reader: Bret Michaels + Pamela Anderson sex tape
Why do so many people on VH1 reality shows have leaked sex tapes? Or pasts in the porn industry, which suddenly emerge once the show airs? We run down the many, many examples and wonder whether it's just a big coincidence.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Why do so many people on VH1 reality shows have sex tapes?
It's a good question: Why do so many people on VH1 reality shows have sex tapes?
Or pasts in porn films, which suddenly emerge once the show airs?
Not that there's anything wrong with that. I love a good celebrity sex tape scandal as much as anyone. It just seems way too common to be coincidence.
Does the VH1 reality show application have questions like: have you ever made a home sex video? is there a good chance this video will mysteriously go public if you become famous? Does answering "yes" move your application to the front of the list?
This blog will run down some examples. Which will take a while because there are so many examples.
Or pasts in porn films, which suddenly emerge once the show airs?
Not that there's anything wrong with that. I love a good celebrity sex tape scandal as much as anyone. It just seems way too common to be coincidence.
Does the VH1 reality show application have questions like: have you ever made a home sex video? is there a good chance this video will mysteriously go public if you become famous? Does answering "yes" move your application to the front of the list?
This blog will run down some examples. Which will take a while because there are so many examples.