Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton and then-boyfriend Rick Salomon recorded themselves having sex in a hotel room, shot in night-vision. Hilton initially attempted to stop the distribution of the tape, but later agreed to its release and now receives profits from the tape. Unusual for a celebrity scandal, the notoriety surrounding the tape only served to increase Hilton and Salomon’s fame. This footage, along with additional full-color footage, was released commercially under the title “1 Night in Paris.” View here

Pamela Anderson and Bret Michaels. Pamela Anderson and Bret Michaels, singer of the band Poison and now star of VH1’s “Rock of Love,” had a sex tape released in September 2005. The footage had been circulating on the internet for many years. View here

Pamlea Anderson and Tommy Lee. Pamela Anderson and then-husband Tommy Lee had various interludes from their honeymoon leaked online in 1998. View here

Kim Kardashian. Socialite and best friend to Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, became a household name after a sex tape leaked of her made by then-boyfriend Ray J — who is the brother of singer Brandy. View here

Colin Farrell. Colin Farrell and model/actress Nicole Narain have a 13-minute long sex tape. Farrell confirmed the existence of the tape and successfully obtained a court order blocking its distribution, but in January 2006, copies of the tape appeared on the Internet. In the video, Farrell sports a clean shaven head — a time during which he filmed “Daredevil.” View here

Fred Durst. Fred Durst, the frontman for the band Limp Bizkit, had a video of him and a groupie having sex leaked onto the Internet by a repairman who had been repairing his computer. Previously, Durst had a notorious reputation for his orgy sexcapades at the Playboy mansion. View here

Eve. Rap star/actress Eve had a sex tape released by an angry ex-boyfriend that was filmed before her Hollywood success. The video shows her taking a huge 12″ dildo all the way to the base. View here

Chloe Sevigny. “Big Love” actress Chloe Sevigny gives Vincent Gallo an unsimulated full deep throat blowjob to climax in the art house film “The Brown Bunny.” She said about the role: “I knew people would not understand it. It’s a shame people write so many things when they haven’t seen it. When you see the film, it makes more sense. It’s an art film. It should be playing in museums. It’s like an Andy Warhol movie.” Gallo and Sevigny were lovers at the time. View here

Dustin Diamond. Dustin Diamond, Screech of “Saved by the Bell” fame, authorized the release of a 40-minute sex tape in 2006 in the hopes that it would bring in profits and provide a boost to his career. The scenes include a threesome with two girls, play with sex toys and a dirty sanchez. Previously the former child actor had financial woes and began selling T-shirts over the Internet to save his home from foreclosure. After the release of the tape, Diamond joined the cast of VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club” for two seasons. View here

Amy Fisher. Amy Fisher, dubbed the “Long Island Lolita” by the press, was convicted of the 1992 shooting of Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the wife of her lover Joey Buttafuoco with whom she began an affair as a 16 year-old. Fisher served seven years in prison for first degree assault. After her release she married Lou Bellera (pictured) who released their sex tape during a separation. View here

Chyna (Joanie Laurer). Unlike other celebrity sex tapes, this one was NOT leaked onto the Internet. Chyna and wrestler Sean Waltman (X-Pac) sold the film distributors directly in an attempt to profit and boost their careers. View here

Verne Troyer. The 2ft. 8in “Austin Powers” star claims his sex tape with a live-in girlfriend was stolen from his home and is in the hands of the same film producer that released Paris Hilton’s sex tape. View here

Vince Neil. Vince Neil, the former lead singer Motley Crue, and adult film star Janine Lindemulder filmed a sex tape that was stolen in 1999 and made its way to the internet. Neil later joined VH1’s “The Surreal Life.” View here

Simon Rex. Before he was an MTV VJ or began a career in acting, the “Scary Movie” star got his start in gay-marketed solo masturbation films like “Young, Hard and Solo.” Rex declared in “TV Guide,” “I’m not bisexual. I’m not gay.” According to the film’s director, Bob Posey, Rex was able to acheive an erection in 28 seconds.”When his girlfriend would go out of town, he would come over and jack off with me, even when I had the camera turned off.” View here

Warren Cuccurillo - Duran Duran. Warren Cuccurillo was a guitarist in Duran Duran who gained notoriety in the porn industry after making nude appearances in “G” magazine, in which he appeared with a full erection in many photographs. In July 2001, he relaunched his fan club Web site, adding additional members-only sections that included sexually explicit material of himself including solo masturbation videos and penetration with female partners. In one film, a gay male holds Cuccurillo’s penis. Later that year, he created the “Rock Rod,” a self-modeled 9″ dildo that sold through the manufacturer’s Web site and in adult stores. View here

Sylvester Stallone. In the ’70s, Sylvester Stallone broke into the movie biz with adult film “Party at Kitty and Stud’s.” I’m not sure if this is in fact Sly. View here

Gene Simmons. KISS rocker and A&E “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” star had a sex tape released of him with a model. Simmons has been in a long term relationship with Actress Shannon Tweed since 1985. He claims to have slept with more than 4600 women. View here

Meg White - The White Stripes. Deny, deny, deny. Meg White, the drummer and backup singer of The White Stripes, could be the star of a raunchy sextape that circulated in 2007. The White Stripes’ publicist issues this statement: “Some people have a very twisted sense of humor and this prank is in particularly bad taste. The tape circulating on the internet as featuring Meg White is fake. It’s definitely not Meg.” It looks like her to me. View here

Jessica Sierra - “American Idol”. The “American Idol” bad girl had a series of legal issues including battery, disorderly intoxication and cocaine possession. Her sex tape was filmed in a motel with two other men and a woman. View here

Katie Price (Jordan). The UK glamour model turned reality tv star featured on E!’s “Katie and Peter,” made a sex tape in her early days before she met and settled into marriage with pop star Peter Andre. In September 2008, Price received a New York Times profile that chronicled her success to become Britain’s second richest female. In scenes, Price uses a vibrator during her romp with a male companion and he finishes off the last scene pleasuring her with his foot. View here

Jaimee Foxworth - “Family Matters”. Life after “Family Matters” wasn’t so good for Jaimee Foxworth, the Winslow’s youngest daughter, Judy. With very little acting work coming in the years after Family Matters, Foxworth battled marijuana, depression and destitution. Her family squandered more than $500,000 from her trust fund. Under the name Crave, she participated in seven adult films, including one with porn star Lexington Steele. View here

Toastee. VH1 fixture Toastee is known best as the girl who got kicked off “Flavor of Love” when Flav discovered her porn past. She later joined the cast of “Charm School” and now can be seen on “I Love Money.” View here

Karrine “Superhead” Steffans. Superhead is a former music video performer and porn star turned “New York Times” best seller for ”Confessions of a Video Vixen” — a memoir of her sexual exploits with many celebrities like Jaime Foxx, Jarule, Usher, Jay-z, Rayj, Bobby Brown and Bill Maher. Recently she made headlines once again when she released a photo of anal beads used on her lover Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow) from “Family Matters.” View here

Jenna Lewis. The “Suvivor” contestant had her wedding night sex tape released. It features 42 minutes of sex with her husband, model Travis Wolfe. View here

Bam Margera. Pro skateboarder and MTV’s “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam” star Bam Margera had a grainy sex tape with a fan leaked to the Internet. View here

Gena Lee Nolin. The “Baywatch” actress made a sex tape with her then-husband Greg Fahlman, who had the tape stolen and leaked after their divorce. View here

Tonya Harding. Tonya Harding and her husband Jeff Gillooly had a sex tape that was leaked onto the Internet and subsequently became so widely available that the couple decided to legitimately release it on their own. It is commercially sold by Penthouse Home Video as the “Wedding Night” tape, although the wedding gown was actually a Halloween costume. View here

Tom Sizemore. “Saving Private Ryan” star Tom Sizemore filmed a marathon-long sex tape with several hookers in his home. Sizemore later joined VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” to battle addiction. View here

Carolyn Murphy - Supermodel. Supermodel Carolyn Murphy’s ex-husband Jake Schroeder allegedly tried to sell a tape featuring the couple having sex during their honeymoon.In January 2006, Schroeder was arrested and charged with extortion for trying to sell the tape.The video was leaked onto the internet in April 2006. View here

Ozzy Lusth - “Survivor”. Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth of “Survivor” was featured on Playboy’s “Foursome,” a reality TV show dubbed “the only TV dating program that shows everything.” It’s basically a dating show with REAL sex, only they don’t show hardcore penetration. View here

Kid Rock. Kid Rock and former Creed frontman Scott Stapp made a sex tape with a bunch of groupies on their tour bus together seven years ago. Only a preview has circulated, the rest of the footage will be released or kept privately pending a court jugement. View here

R. Kelly. “I Believe I Can Fly” singer R. Kelly was taken to court over charges and that he engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old niece of R&B songstress Sparkle, a former Kelly protégée. The tape, released by an unknown source, was sent to the Chicago Sun-Times, the newspaper that broke the story. While some witnesses have identified the alleged victim, the girl and her parents and other witnesses have denied that she is the person shown on the tape. Kelly has also denied that he is the man in the video. The scenes feature intercourse and urine play.

Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix, rock icon, is said to have a sex tape that has been locked away for more than 30 years. It features the guitarist with two busty brunettes.

Rob Lowe. Rob Lowe faced controversy in the 1980s; he taped himself having sex with two young girls, one of whom turned out to be underage

Cook was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Blue Springs, Missouri. Cook’s interest in music began early in life; he received his first guitar at the age of 2. He began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a solo in a school choir performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program. He also participated in choir and drama programs in middle school and high school. At Blue Springs South High School, he performed in musicals, including The Music Man, West Side Story, and Singin’ in the Rain.^[ He had also been an avid baseball player during high school. After losing interest in sports, he focused more on music. He earned a theater scholarship to the University of Central Missouri, but he abandoned theater after two semesters, graduating from the school in 2006 with a degree in graphic design.^[4][5] While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.^[ After his college graduation, he relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma to pursue his career in music, telling his family, “I just want to give myself until I’m 26 years old to get a job.

Cook was the lead singer and guitarist of the band Axium from 1999 until 2006. He formed Axium in his junior year of high school with drummer Bobby Kerr. One of the band’s songs, “Hold,” was picked up by AMC Theatres Movie Tunes and was played before previews on over 20,000 screens nationwide.^[8][9] Axium was also named one of the top 15 independent bands in the country in the “Got Milk?” independent band contest, and it was chosen as the best band in Kansas City in 2004.^[10][11]

In 2006, after the breakup of Axium, Cook relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and joined the regional touring band Midwest Kings, playing guitar, bass, and singing backup vocals. He recorded one EP, Incoherent with Desire to Move On, with the band in 2006. He also worked as a bartender at several Tulsa clubs, including Blank Slate and Rehab Lounge.^[5][12]

Cook released a solo independent album, Analog Heart, in 2006, the year he graduated from the college. It was written from 2004 to 2006, and he designed the artwork as well.

The album was chosen as the fourth-best CD released in 2006 by website Music Equals Life Cook also won the Urban Tulsa Weekly’s “Absolute Best of Tulsa” award for “Best Locally Produced, Independent Album” in 2007. He had completed recording his sophomore album before his appearance on American Idol. Over the weekend of April 18 to April 20, 2008, Analog Heart was listed as the number one album for “Today’s Top MP3 Albums” on Amazon.com. Soon there after, the album was removed from Amazon.

Cook auditioned for American Idol in Omaha, Nebraska, performing Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” He originally did not plan to try out for the show as he was going on a trip to China; he came to the auditions initially to support his younger brother Andrew (who did not make it to Hollywood) and then decided to try out himself. For his first Hollywood audition, Cook performed “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” by Bryan Adams, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. Later in the week he performed “I’ll Be” by Edwin McCain.

Cook has taken advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments. Besides his Hollywood audition, he also accompanied himself on electric guitar for his performances of “All Right Now,” “Hello,” “Day Tripper,” “I’m Alive,” “Baba O’Riley,” and “Dare You to Move,”and on acoustic guitar for “Little Sparrow” and “All I Really Need Is You”.” His white, left-handed Gibson Les Paul electric guitar has the letters “AC” on it; as Cook told TV Guide, “I have two brothers, Adam and Andrew. So, because of superstition, I put their initials on everything growing up.” Since the Top 12 week, he has also been wearing an orange wristband to support a 7-year-old fan, Lindsey Rose, with leukemia.

“Billie Jean,” one of his performances, was highly praised by all three judges, especially Simon Cowell (Cowell later said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the performance “was in a different league to anything we’ve heard on the season so far,” and although he knew where the arrangement came from, “that doesn’t really matter.”) The performance received well over 1 million views on YouTube. Another of Cook’s performances, “Day Tripper”, was credited to Whitesnake. Seattle-based band Doxology has claimed that Cook’s performance of “Eleanor Rigby” was based on a version the band recorded over a year ago.^[24] On April 1, before performing his self-arranged rendition of “Little Sparrow” on American Idol, Cook responded to Ryan Seacrest in the interview session, revealing that his performance of “Eleanor Rigby” was based on Neil Zaza’s and Doxology’s versions. He also reiterated the credits of Whitesnake and Chris Cornell. Despite the controversy, critics praised Cook for choosing versions of songs that fit his vocal style.^[ His arrangements of “Hello,” “Little Sparrow,” “Always Be My Baby,” “All I Really Need Is You,” “Baba O’Riley,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” were original arrangements.

On April 1, 2008, a few hours after American Idol aired, TMZ.com reported that Cook was rushed to the hospital because his “heart was palpitating at a high rate and his blood pressure was high. The website claimed that Cook was not feeling well before the performance of Dolly Parton’s “Little Sparrow” that night, but he had refused to go to the emergency room until the end of the show.Stress over a recent “setback” in his brother Adam’s struggle with brain cancer may have been a contributing factor. Subsequently, David Cook was released from the hospital and is so far doing fine.

On May 21, 2008 David has been declared the winner of American Idol season 7, beating out runner-up David Archuleta by 12 million votes

It was Ramiele Malubay’s turn to bow out of “American Idol” on Wednesday when the hit TV talent show’s fans gave her rendition of “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” the fewest votes in this week’s Dolly Parton-themed competition.

Judge Randy Jackson pronounced Malubay’s performance both “pretty good” and “kind of alright,” while the blunt Simon Cowell termed it “forgettable” and “reminiscent of something you would see and hear on a cruise ship.”

Kristy Lee Cook and Brooke White, the latter making her first appearance near the bottom, rounded out this week’s three lowest-ranked contestants.

Jackson correctly predicted that it would be Malubay’s time to go, while Cowell offered that America got it “absolutely right” in their weekly vote.

The show also featured a performance by this season’s first mentor, Parton, who performed “Jesus & Gravity” on the live broadcast.

The nine finalists opened the show with a group performance of Parton’s hit “9 to 5,” while each selected a Parton song to perform on Tuesday’s show before the fans voted for their favorites.

Malubay, 20, from Miramar, Florida, conceded earlier in the show it had been “a little” difficult for her to connect with country music.

“American Idol” pits singers against one another in a months-long competition. Past winners like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood have gone on to music stardom, as have some runners-up, including Clay Aiken.

While reading the news of former American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin mothers passing on tmz.com I noticed a crude remark that I hope was intended to sound funny:

From the TMZ.com Post“Yamin finished in 3rd place in 2006 on “Idol,” behind Katharine McPhee and Taylor Hicks — who, like Mrs. Yamin, will never be heard from again.”

Tasteless.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Yamin family
Read the TMZ post

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This… is American Idol. It’s the AI Top Ten, and the theme this week is “songs from the year of their birth.” Tomorrow night we will bid goodbye to another of the Fox reality contestants as we walk down the road to the “Who will it be?” Ramiele (born in 1987) goes first, and she’s doing “Alone.” My first thought is how ballsy that choice is, given Carrie’s outstanding performance of this song a few years back. Then she starts singing, and it’s shaky. Then she starts SCREAMING at us. I have always thought she has a pretty, big, powerful voice. But this? This isn’t good. She also has troubles with her stage presence. Randy agrees with me, Simon doesn’t.

Tonight’s Jason Castro’s birthday (also born in 1987). He’s singing “Fragile,” and he’s got his guitar back. It’s nice, it’s a good version of the song, and it’s a good choice for him. It’s nothing that we’re going to be talking about seasons from now, but it’s nice. In a word? Nice. Simon tells him that he needs to step it up, and if he does, he could win. But as he’s going, he’s too laid back, too much in his own world, and not taking it seriously. I think that maybe Jason doesn’t take anything seriously… but that’s just a guess. And not in a bad way.

Syesha was also born in 1987, and she’s doing “If I Were Your Woman.” I don’t remember this song, but I like her performance. She has such a clear, strong voice. Very Whitney Houston-ish. The judges love it, and comment that she finally turned it on and showed what she could do.