Abraham initially denied the rumors, later admitting she was behind the whole thing, which said she made to immortalize her young figure. Colin Farrell made a sex tape with Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain in , and, two years later, the footage leaked for the world to see. Narain had allegedly struck a seven-figure deal with Internet Commerce Group ICG to release what Farrell claimed was intended only for their eyes only. He sued Narain for attempting to sell the footage , and they reached a settlement in Farrell has said he thinks he was high at the time the tape was made.

I've watched a lot of celebrity sex tapes. Dozens of them. Rarely are they titillating—but more interesting is how much they do or don't offer a glimpse into the private lives of those involved.

A celebrity sex tape is typically an amateur pornographic video recording involving one or more famous people which has, intentionally or unintentionally, been made available publicly. Such videos have often been released without the consent of their subjects and have damaged celebrities' careers. In , for example, a sex tape caused significant damage to Rob Lowe 's career. The surfacing of sex tapes has become so common that some are "leaked" as a marketing tool to advance or establish a media career.