Sex does sells.

A number of local showbiz talk shows saw their sudden resurrection with ratings boost, not because of a more effective and audience-friendly format or less acknowledgement of personal sponsors but of... drumroll please!

Yes, you guessed it right - sex videos!

As if countless blind items on who's pregnant, who's gay, who broke up with whom, who snatched who from whom, were not enough - televiewers are being bombarded by these sleazy, lascivious and utterly despicable features.

I am not to say that these videos have zero - entertainment value because I even have quite a lot on my cellphone. What is disturbing is that they show these on national tv and on primetime. And do we care? Do you care what these self - proclaimed celebrities doing during their free time? Especially their infamous extra-curricular activities and sidelines?

Recently, one popular actor (I need not name his cause... as I've said 'popular :lol:) recently became the victim of this trick. It's almost common knowledge to the gay community about his sexual preference but showing the video and insinuating that he's the guy in the video, is really uncalled for and just plain foul. If he is gay and wants to keep mum about it, I guess his detractors better let him be. It's his choice anyways.

It's a showbiz cliche when they say that "Bad publicity is still publicity". Well honestly, this publicity is downright damaging and malicious.

I'm not going in defense of this actor but it is really hard to tell if he really is the one in the sex video or not. I have a copy of the actor's alleged sex video and though the guy bore some resemblance to the actor, it's not that conclusive.

I just hope that local entertainment industry cooperate and compensate each other to the betterment of their industry as a whole. Rather going down to a level as low as this, why not perfect their craft and produce quality films? Who knows, our country might be nominated as Oscar's Best Foreign Language Film.

Oops. I know I just raised my (false) hopes too high. =(