Across eight episodes, A&E digs into celebrity sex tapes that boosted or wrecked careers; premieres Feb 3, 9:10 pm.
From Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee to Kim Kardashian, “Secrets of Celebrity Sex Tapes” tracks cases that jumped from physical media to the internet—and became global talking points.
Instead of treating them as throwaway scandals, the series retraces what happened around each leak and how public fascination turned into cultural outrage, changing lives in ways that still echo today.
When private becomes public
The documentary frames these tapes as markers of a turning point in celebrity culture—where intimacy became content and debates about privacy, power, and consent moved to the center of the conversation.
It also ties the cases to broader issues, including sexism, sexuality, racism, and homophobia, while scrutinizing how audiences react when someone’s most intimate moments are pushed into the spotlight.
The series asks how a leak can rewrite reputations—and what that says about pop culture.
Inside the premiere
The opening episode, “The Birth of the Sex Tape,” goes back to the late 1980s, when a black-market trade in explicit videos grew after two high-profile cases hit the news: Rob Lowe, recorded with a 22-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl he met at an Atlanta nightclub, and Jayne Kennedy, in a private home video with then-husband Leon Isaac Kennedy.
A&E has released a promo for the series.
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Service
Premiere: Feb 3 (Tuesday), 9:10 pm
Series: Secrets of Celebrity Sex Tapes
Channel: A&E
Episodes: 8
Age rating: 14+
Photo: Courtesy of A&E
