LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Paris Hilton never expected the video of her and her boyfriend having sex to end up on the Internet, but her career has not been hurt by it, an expert said.
Shot more than two years ago in green-tinged night-vision with a home video camera, the tape captured a 20-year-old Paris Hilton in an X-rated scenario with her then-boyfriend, a 32-year-old businessman named Rick Solomon.
The scandal led Paris to cancel interviews and public appearances timed to the debut of her Fox reality series, "The Simple Life."
But Kevin Blatt doesn't think it hurt Hilton's career a bit, he said Friday in a story on ABC's Web site.
"I got to be honest with you. I think this tape helped her career by leaps and bounds," Blatt said.
Blatt is a publicist for Marvad Corp., the porn company that bought the Paris Hilton sex tape to sell on its Web site Sexbrat.com.
"The Simple Life" ended up being one of Fox's most popular shows of the season.
Hilton joins an ever-growing list of celebrities with sex tapes, including Rob Lowe, Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil, figure skater Tonya Harding, and Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee.
