Severina (singer): Difference between revisions

In 2004 she became part of a [[sex scandal]] reported worldwide after a personal [[Celebrity sex tape|sex tape]] featuring her and [[Bosnian Croat|Herzegovinian Croat]] businessman Milan Lučić leaked on the internet. The very sexually graphic nature of the video and the fact that Lučić was married when the tape was filmed shocked the Croatian and other ex-Yugoslav nations among which she is widely popular and severely damaged her public image, while ironically, she promoted [[abstinence]] in many of her public appearances and was known as devout [[Catholic]]. With her image damaged, Severina decided to sue the website that released the tape for damages, claiming that the video was stolen from her and that it was her intellectual property.<ref>Pop Star Asks Court To Show Her Porn Movie. ''[[The Independent]]'', October 30, 2004</ref> The case was dismissed by the District Court of Zagreb. Eventually, the incident apparently boosted Severina's career, especially internationally as the news story and sex video quickly went around the world and millions who had never heard of Severina now knew of her.{{Fact|date=September 2008}} This career boost is similar to what other [[celebrity sex tape]] stars (such as Paris Hilton) have experienced.