Just about the sex video of Laura Ponticorvo...

(She's not the only one)

It's the most painful thing that can happen to you: in a jovial mood, you decide to record a sex video and then these private photos get hacked and blasted onto the internet. It was a tough day for Laura Ponticorvo. You know, that Dutch-Italian woman who became famous through various TV shows and is now a well-known vlogger on YouTube. Whether you're a fan of Laura or not, you wouldn't wish this on your worst enemy. But honestly? If the suffering has already occurred, you might as well make the best of it. Time for a round of celebrities who only became more famous because of it. ‘Cause there is no such thing as bad publicity, right?

Paris Hilton

Do we still remember ‘One Night in Paris’? I have to give credit to the creator: the name was brilliant. And Paris became world-famous in one fell swoop because of it. Suing the producer? No way, that movie could stay online, as long as they got a shitload of money for it.

Kim Kardashian

Can we still remember the time when Kim was only seen as the girl who constantly hung around celebrities? That stylist with somewhat tacky taste? Until her sex tape with rapper Ray J. She suddenly became the most Googled woman in 2008 and ka-ching: the advertising contracts rolled in.

You might think you can’t get more American than Pam, but she was actually born in Canada. In Ladysmith, British Columbia to be precise. I really never knew that.

The internet barely existed when the world witnessed the sex video of Pamela and her then-husband Tommy Lee. But since it was still very controversial and vulgar at the time, both Pam's and Tommy's careers took a hit.

Hulk Hogan

About eleven years ago, the wrestler recorded a naughty video with his best friend's wife. Ouch. He managed for years to keep the video from leaking, but unfortunately for Hogan, it happened six years ago anyway. What did he get out of it? A staggering compensation of 140 million dollars. His name rose significantly, but whether he improved his friendships...

Patricia Paay

And don't think that the whole ‘Fappening’ (the name for the spicy photo hack that also previously victimized big stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Watson) only happens in Hollywood. Patricia Paay was recently in trouble too. By the way, May had something to say about that. this over te zeggen.

And last but not least: Dave Roelvink

BAM. And there was Dave. In 2014, something happened with a jacuzzi and fellatio, and suddenly half of the Netherlands knew the son of Dries Roelvink. I see the benefits of the sex video. Easy, cheap, quick to spread, okay, maybe a bit embarrassing, but just push through and two years later you have your own reality show, you participate in experienced Expedition Robinson and half of the Netherlands swoons over you.

So. I'm just checking when the right timing is to release Kiki Durex The Movie. By the way, do you want a guest role, Dave? That's fine. No problem.