What is it with stars filming themselves while getting it on?
So many sex tape scandals have dominated the news in recent years that this week's Eric Dane tape doesn't even make the list. Partly because there was no sex on it, but still. That was a naked and odd display, but not really scandalous.
Other sex tapes, however, have provided ample gossip fodder, unintentional comedy and occasional lawsuits. Some of the videos featured attractive stars, others did not. Some salaciously derailed careers, while others launched them.
What was your fave? Which do you remember most? Which scarred you for life?
Here's a look at The Hollywood Gossip's Top 10 Celebrity Sex Tapes ...
10. Lauren Conrad. We know. There was no Lauren Conrad sex tape. But few real tapes have sparked as much gossip as this, which Spencer Pratt concocted during his feud with LC. Honorable made-up mention: Britney Spears-Kevin Federline.
9. Olivia Mojica. This American Idol reject tried to procure a 16th minute of fame with a hard core sex romp, fittingly entitled Hard Core Idol. This tape was most notable as the first in which the star personally asked us to take it down.
8. R. Kelly. When one gets indicted on 21 counts of having sex with a minor (and also urinating on her), it probably seems like not that big a deal when one is eventually acquitted of a more tame charge of soliciting a minor for child porn.
Some sex tape stars are attractive guys. Others, not so much.
7. Colin Farrell. The actor absolutely went to town on girlfriend and Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain. Their sex tape was widely distributed and popular.
6. Verne Troyer. Admit it, you were grossed out last year when you heard about it, but still watched. It's okay. We did too, and still have nightmares.
5. Dustin Diamond. Dude claimed he didn't condone the video's release, all the while making a back-channel deal with David Hans Schmidt (R.I.P. Dave). That's ethically filthy. Giving those skanks the "Dirty Sanchez" treatment was worse, though.
4. Pamela Anderson. Long before Andy Samberg was on a boat, Pam and Tommy Lee were. Boinking. The couple's honeymoon sex escapades were then stolen from their home and leaked online, sparking years of moans, groans and lawsuits.
3. Rob Lowe. Now a distant memory for the redeemed actor, his 1988 sex tape was a real career Lowe point. He took a random girl home from the Democratic National Convention who turned out to be 16. Rob went to rehab for sex addiction.
2. Paris Hilton. If you didn't know the ho-tel heiress before Rick Salomon hit it night-vision style ... you definitely heard about Rick hitting it night-vision style.
1. Kim Kardashian. The only thing given to this socialite that was longer-lasting than Ray J's erect unit was the publicity Kim's sex tape has garnered for her. Kim is still using her body for attention, but keeps it a bit more kovered these days.
Ray J cements his pleasurable place in celebrity sex tape history.
