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Kevin Blatt is the man to call when you want to see if that celebrity video you have is worth anything on the open market. He’s an expert in brokering deals with those who want to expose the compromising images or the ones who want to keep them hidden. 1/
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When a Georgia couple bought the contents of a Public Storage unit at auction, they had no idea of the seedy world of sex tapes and hush money that it would lead them to. But with their family finances crippled by the pandemic, they decided to venture down the rabbit hole. 2/

Amber and Vinson were combing through the stuff they’d bought at auction when they came across an old Blackberry. On it were a series of photos and video clips. First an engagement ring, then a funeral, and then a naked woman. But not just any naked woman. This one is famous. 3/

Not only is the woman in the video famous, so is the naked man she was with. The brief video clips showed the naked famous woman strutting around, before eventually performing a sex act on the naked famous man. Jackpot! 4/

But as with selling anything, the couple knew the key to making the most out of what they had is to find the right buyer. A few Googles later, Amber and Vinson came across Kevin Blatt, a man who called himself a “celebrity sex tape broker.” 5/
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