15 Celebrities With Shocking Sex Tape Scandals!

Sex tapes fetch a premium on the market and cause the celebrity buzz factor to go way up because they are viewed by millions of people.In fact, some celebrities are better known for their sex tapes than their actual work. So this list will guide you through some of the most popular or raunchy celebrity sex scandals that we have seen throughout the years.Recently Beyoncé and Jay-Z was mentioned a lot regarding their 'sex tape.' It is claimed that the images of the couple who stayed in a hotel in Las Vegas were secretly recorded by hotel employees and the blackmailers had a large amount of money for the video. However, Jay-Z and Beyoncé did not hesitate to bring the hotel and the blackmailers to the court.A cameraman reportedly asked $1.2 million for ownership of video footage he claims he owns, which features Madonna and baseball player Alex Rodriguez having sex. Also after this, Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, have publicly denied that their marriage is in trouble after rumors that their relationship was on the rocks began circulating.Shakira and de la Rua, who've since broken up, were claimed to be recorded during an on-yacht sex session with a third party, Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz. The story was revealed when two of Sanz' ex-employees were taken under prosecution for stealing the yacht and seize the tape. The incident was brought to the court when Shakira denied paying blackmailers.Kim Kardashian was relatively unknown when her tape with then-boyfriend, Ray J was leaked on the internet in 2007. Many celeb gossipers claim that she found fame after the video was leaked, when her reality TV show, Keeping Up With the Kardashians debuted. The video is approximately 39 minutes long and was promoted by Vivid Entertainment, without Kardashian’s permission. The tape is said to have been among the most popular celebrity sex tapes of all time. Kim was so upset about the tape that she turned around and sued for over $5 million in damages.JLo's ex-husband Ojani Noa leaked excerpts of their 1997 sex tape online in 2011. He tried to sell the footage but Lopez managed to stop him by taking him to court.In 2009, Gawker leaked excerpts from an XXX-rated tape that involved Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane, his wife Rebecca Gayheart, and the Celebrity Rehab reality star Kari Ann Peniche.Paris's sex tape, One Night In Paris, served as her ticket to fame and became one of the most famous celebrity sex-tape scandals.Pammie has appeared in two different leaked sex tapes: One with her then-husband Tommy Lee, and one with Bret Michaels, frontman of the band Poison.In 2008, the internet reeled at the possibility that a Jessica Simpson sex tape was about to be leaked. The tape allegedly featured Simpson getting down with ex-husband Nick Lachey. But, the tape has never appeared.In 1989, then-22-year-old Rob Lowe's sex tape was leaked, and the scandal became much greater when it emerged that one of the two girls on film was underage. Lowe denied knowing her true age at the time. His career recovered from the scandal and he even spoofed the tape on Saturday Night Live.A sex tape featuring Farrell and his ex, Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain, was leaked in 2006. Farrell had tried to keep it private with a restraining order but parts of it were posted online.The internet went wild over rumors of a Leighton Meester sex tape after nude photos of her were leaked in 2009. The tape, if it exists, never surfaced.Carmen appeared in a home movie that some people online like to call a sex tape. The 3-minute video shows her dancing sexily with another woman.The Limp Bizkit frontman had his sex tape leaked by a guy who repaired his computer. Durst sued the website Gawker and nine other sites who published the tape for $70 million.In 2008 a sex tape starring Kiss rocker Gene Simmons and an unknown woman was published online. Simmons began pursuing legal action, claiming that the tape was recorded without his consent.