OH THE RACHETNESS, the High Price of Fame…How Far Would You Go?

A few weeks ago, the blogosphere was taken aback from a snippet of the sex tape that was supposedly “leaked” of Love and Hip-Hop reality star Mimi Faust and her boyfriend Nikko London (Smith) whatever.  Here’s how the story goes, Mimi and Nikko, now a couple, love to tape their sexual escapades for their own viewing pleasure.  Oddly enough, this particular escapade gets out somehow and lands right on the desk of Vivid Productions, a well-known company that distributes adult content.  Mimi and Nikko have no earthly idea how the tape got there, but are now promoting, marketing and selling their sex tape on- line, DVD and whatever else they can get their hands on for profit.  Sounds stupid?  Well it is!

Now there are two things that I have no problem with…people who watch adult content, and the people who make adult content.  It’s not my designer bag so I don’t have to carry it!  What I do have a problem with is when people try to act as if they are completely innocent and know nothing about an adult film; they starred, in choreographed and sold to the highest bidder!  Kim Kardashian’s tape was leaked, Mimi’s tape appears to have been packaged with a neat little bow and handed directly to the distributor!  As a matter of fact, Vivid Productions is the same company that distributed the Kardashian tape.  Now I say that Kim’s tape was leaked because this woman sued Vivid Productions due to the fact that the tape was sold without her permission or consent.  Kim later dropped the case and received an unspecified amount of cash in the settlement, plus Vivid Productions ceased production of the tape.  Clearly Kim was upset over the whole thing.  Mimi on the other hand is pushing forward with the distribution of the tape and clearly not as upset as one might be if their “personals” were being shown on the internet and distributed nationwide on hard copy.  If you were Mimi, wouldn’t you want to find out who leaked the tape, how much they were compensated, and beat their tail before contacting the production company and informing them they are about to get sued?  I’m just saying.

Television personalities, radio hosts and bloggers have gotten on the bandwagon speaking their mind on how a 40 something year old mother of one could do such a thing this late in life and the ramifications this may have on her 3-year old daughter as she goes through life.  There have been some valid points made but…it’s not my cup of Earl Grey tea so I don’t have to sip it! When it comes to that, my only hope is that her daughter grows up to be a well-adjusted young woman who is somehow unaffected by her mother’s past actions and acrobatic moves in the bedroom and bathroom, and that she, (the daughter) will live a happy, healthy well productive life.

The motivation behind the couple’s shameless marketing tactics of a “leaked” sex tape is baffling to me.  If it was intended for personal viewing and it is now public, wouldn’t you be trying to shut it down instead of promoting it?  But as Miss Faust alluded to on her Instagram page, "it’s no one business what I do"… and she is absolutely right, it’s not.  BUT, when you deliberately make that type of content and place it in distribution including the internet for all to see well, you have made it everyone business and will get commentary like this so deal with it!   And that’s my little red wagon and I’ll be the one pulling it!  Until next time lovelies…

Peace and blessings,

Phaedra