Rob Lowe’s Sex Tapes (1988)

It's difficult to believe today, but prior to the advent of YouTube, footage of a celebrity engaging in questionable behavior was major news – even more so when the tape revealed an adolescent movie hero involved in sexual relations with an underage female.

Rob Lowe, a part of the infamous "brat pack" of young, beautiful stars who dominated the 1980s movie landscape, discovered this personally during the 1988 Democratic Convention. Lowe, who is still riding the wave of fame generated by his 1985 picture "St. Elmo's Fire," was at the gathering to endorse presidential contender Michael Dukakis. In a midtown Atlanta pub, he found two young females. He escorted them back to the hotel room and then filmed himself and the two engaging in sexual activities. When Lowe returned from the toilet, wo females had already stolen all money and Rob Lowe's sex tapes. He later learned that a lady was just sixteen years old.

Public ridicule and humiliation arose after Rob Lowe's sex tapes were leaked, but Hollywood never abandoned him. Lowe withstood the storm, despite the fact that his career took a little hit after the scandal's revelations. Only two years later, on"Saturday Night Live," did Lowe publicly parody the event.