Paris 'Haunted' by Sex Tape

Third star of nudie vid gets fashion deal

(NEWSER) - For better or worse, sex tapes turned Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian into household names. So rather than being annoyed at the leak, the stars of the McSteamy nudie vid should be grateful: “Sex tapes have been proven to provide a significant career boost,” one adult-industry editor tells E! Looks like video star Kari Ann Peniche is already taking that advice to heart: She signed a deal designing a swimwear line with Christian Audigier, TMZ reports. More»

Surprisingly, Paris doesn't quite make the top spot

(NEWSER) - The McSteamy nudie vid is just the latest in a long and illustrious line of celebrity sex tapes. E! lists some of the best-known:

• Rob Lowe: Two of his videotaped trysts leaked in 1988—including one that involved a 16-year-old.
• Paris Hilton: Her 2003 romp with Rick Salomon essentially made her a household name.

(NEWSER) - Kari Ann Peniche, she of recent McSteamy nudie vid fame, tells TMZ it was shot more than 2 years ago and stored on her hard drive—until Mindy McCready, Peniche’s Celebrity Rehab co-star and roommate, stole it. The three naked revelers got together with McCready and their reps last month and Eric Dane, aka McSteamy, was given full rights to the video—but it got out anyway. More»

Cannes documentary reveals socialite's inner turmoil

(NEWSER) - Of all the hard-hitting documentaries being screened at Cannes, the juiciest is probably Paris, Not France. The film, which delves into Paris Hilton’s world, reveals the socialite’s inner thoughts, the Sun reports. For example, “That’s not what I wanted when I was a little girl,” Hilton says of her infamous sex tape. “I always looked up to people like Princess Diana and now I can never be like that.” More»

Heiress insists her bedpost notches are few

(NEWSER) - She made one of the most famous sex tapes of our time, but Paris Hilton has “only ever done it with a couple of people,” the heiress tells Glamour magazine, the Sun reports. Other than video co-star Rick Salomon, who made the cut? “People make up stories, but mostly I just kiss. I think it's important to play hard to get,” said the socialite. More»