Whether a publicity stunt or revenge porn, the celebrity sex tape has long been a salacious and voyeuristic fascination for the media and its subjects' fans. But when it comes to male stars, their tapes have seemed to serve as fuel for their fire, while for female stars, the only rhetoric has been slut-shaming. Sarah and Sadaf dive into the story behind the tapes of everyone from Rob Lowe to Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee to Paris Hilton to understand why, and what sort of ripple effect celebrity sex tapes have left in the years since.

Links to articles mentioned in this episode:

Vanity Fair’s “Paris Hilton, In Reflection”:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/paris-hilton-in-reflection

NYT’s “Sex, Lawsuits and Celebrities Caught on Tape”:
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/fashion/sundaystyles/sex-lawsuits-and-celebrities-caught-on-tape.html

Rolling Stone’s “Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Sex Tape”
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/pam-and-tommy-the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-most-infamous-sex-tape-194776/

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