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Farrah Abraham's Porn Video Payday Was About $10,000, Not $1 Million

Farrah Abraham Made Way Less For Her Porn Video Than She Claims
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LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 20: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS, SPECIAL RATES APPLY) Television personality Farrah Abraham appears at the 2013 Gentlemen's Club EXPO & Tradeshow kick off party at the Crazy Horse III Gentlemen's Club on August 20, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/FSA/WireImage)

At least Farrah Abraham made major bank off her porn video with James Deen, right?

Not quite, claim some in the adult industry.

While the 22-year-old former "Teen Mom" star claims to have sold what would become "Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Teen Mom" to Vivid Entertainment for $1.5 million, a source close to the situation told FOX411, Abraham actually sold the tape for about $10,000.

Meanwhile, professional sex tape broker Kevin Blatt told the website that former "Pippi Longstocking" star Tami Erin recently received the same offer from Vivid after she shot a sex tape of her own.

“Tami Erin was offered $10,000 up-front which is standard for Vivid,” Blatt told FOX411. “It is what they offer every celebrity, not a million dollars.”

Other adult industry insiders confirmed Blatt's claims, telling FOX411 that the former "Teen Mom" star "got $10,000 up-front and 30 percent of sales, minus the cost of production."

It wouldn't be the first time Abraham has bent the truth, since the whole porn video was meant to be marketed as a "leaked" sex tape in the first place. Of course, that didn't work out when her co-star Deen refused to go along with the plan, and told everyone that he had been paid to film the X-rated video with Abraham.

Though Abraham may not have been paid much for the film up-front, that doesn't mean she hasn't profited overall. In July, TMZ reported that Abraham raked in close to $120,000 in royalties in just two months. The former reality star's porn video was indeed wildly successful and received more than 2 million visitors in just the first 12 hours after it was released. She is also poised to bring in the bucks from her new line of sex toys made by Topco Sales, which will be available starting in January 2014.

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Celebrity Sex Scandals
Jennifer Lopez(01 of39)
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In 2011, excerpts of J.Lo's sex tape with ex-husband Ojani Noa leaked online (the tape was supposedly filmed during their honeymoon in 1997). Noa tried to make a profit by selling his famous ex's nude footage, but Lopez had the tape locked in a safety deposit box under court order so it will never see the light of day. (credit:Getty Images)
Joe Jonas(02 of39)
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Rumors of an explicit sex tape featuring the Jonas brother and his model girlfriend, Blanda Eggenschwiler, made the rounds last week. Though very specific and quite wild, Jonas took to Twitter to debunk the rumors and wrote "ball gag? really? me? come on guys." (credit:AP)
Shiri Appleby(03 of39)
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A full-frontal selfie of the former "Roswell" and current "Girls" star surfaced last week. Gawker featured it uncensored (careful, NSFW) but it is yet unclear who's behind it or why the photo leaked, and when it was taken (Appleby is currently 9-months pregnant, so it isn't recent). (credit:Getty Images)
Taylor Swift(04 of39)
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At some point after their much publicized breakup, Harry Styles and Tay Swift were said to be at the center of a new sex tape scandal. Fortunately for the two young stars, it was later revealed to be an online hoax. Two years earlier, the celebrity skin website Celeb Jihad posted photos of an allegedly topless Swift with the headline "Taylor Swift Topless Private Pic Leaked?" Swift's lawyers acted quickly, demanding that the fake photo be removed from websites. (credit:AP)
Rihanna(05 of39)
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In 2009, naked photos of the singer surfaced online and were rumored to have been leaked by Chris Brown. Though the singer isn't shy about her body, she wasn't happy when the photos leaked. She told radio station Hot 97 that it was "the worst thing that could possibly ever happen to" her. "I just felt like my whole privacy was taken before that [by the injury photo] and then, when that came out, I thought, 'Oh great, so now there's nothing they don't know about me and my private life.' It was humiliating and it was embarrassing," she said in December 2009. (credit:AP)
Chris Brown(06 of39)
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In 2011, an ex-girlfriend of Chris Brown turned on him and leaked full-frontal nude photos online. The singer later addressed the photos on radio show "Big Boy's Neighborhood" and brushed off the photo leak, claiming he wasn't ashamed of his body and has no regrets. (credit:Getty Images)
Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane(07 of39)
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In 2009, Gawker posted excerpts from a "private" adult tape featuring "Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane, his wife Rebecca Gayheart, and former beauty queen-turned-"Celebrity Rehab" patient, Kari Ann Peniche. Reps for the couple claimed it was not a sex tape but rather a "fun" tape for "personal use."The excerpts can no longer be found on Gawker. (credit:Getty Images)
Miley Cyrus(08 of39)
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Last summer, a suggestive photo of Cyrus in a tub made the Internet rounds. The singer's photographer friend Vijat Mohindra took the photo and displayed it on his website, even though Miley was only 18 at the time. The photo was said to have been taken privately for Cyrus' fiance, Liam Hemsworth. (credit:AP)
Snooki(09 of39)
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"Jersey Shore" star and new mom Snooki has had not one, but two nude photo scandals. The pint-size star's nudes first hit the web in April 2010, when her photo was anonymously posted at the website NakedSnooki.com.The reality star had another nude photo leak in June 2012. Her rep then told reporters, "Clearly these are old and personal photos that were not meant for the public. It's a shame someone decided to leak them for obvious personal gain." (credit:AP)
Kanye West(10 of39)
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In 2010, Kanye West snapped pictures of his genitals and sent them to multiple women who then shopped the photos around to various media outlets. In his song "Runway," West mentioned the incident: "She find pictures in my email/I sent this girl a picture of my d***." (credit:AP)
Kristen Stewart(11 of39)
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Twihards worldwide were in agony last summer when news of Stewart's affair with her "Snow White and The Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders surfaced. Not only did she betray her longtime boyfriend, co-star and all around heartthrob Robert Pattinson, their fling also broke up Sanders' marriage. (credit:Getty Images)
John Travolta(12 of39)
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Trouble keeps on knockin': In May of last year, TMZ reported that John Travolta was being sued by a masseur who claimed the actor tried to have sex with him during a session. A month later, the "Pulp Fiction" star's long-time assistant came forward with claims that Travolta is not only gay, but was also in a relationship with another man for six years.In November, Travolta's longtime friend Kristie Alley came to the actor's defense and said she knows with all her heart he is not gay. (credit:Getty Images)
Blake Lively(13 of39)
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In 2011, photos of a woman resembling Blake Lively surfaced online. The batch of self-taken photos show multiple shots of the woman's cleavage and some full-body nudes as well. Though it certainly looks like her (same tattoo and all), Lively's reps claim the photos are fake. (credit:AP)
Minka Kelly(14 of39)
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The "Friday Night Lights" star allegedly has a sex tape out there. TMZ reported in July that the 30-minutes long tape might feature an underage Kelly with an ex-boyfriend, but either way no one has seen or heard of it since. (credit:Getty Images)
Vanessa Hudgens(15 of39)
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In 2007, then-Disney darling and "High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens had nude photos leaked online. The actress, who was 18 at the time, released an apology to fans saying "I am embarrassed over this situation and regret having ever taken these photos." Just last month, the actress spoke about the incident again and said the leaked photos were "by far the worst moment of my career." (credit:Getty)
Ke$ha(16 of39)
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In 2010, a topless photo of the singer, who describes herself as a "hot hobo," hit the Internet. The photo showed Ke$ha topless with an arrow pointing at her chest along with a sexually explicit description. Later, two more photos leaked that showed the singer engaging in sexual acts. (credit:Getty)
Colin Farrell(17 of39)
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In 2006, a sex tape showing the actor and then-girlfriend, Playmate Nicole Narain, surfaced. It was shot two years prior, and though Farrell tried his best to keep in under wraps (including a restraining order blocking the release of the video), some of it leaked online. The website that showed the sexy scenes was effectively shut down, and Farrell's rep released a statement saying he "will take legal action against anyone who tries to distribute this tape." (credit:Getty Images)
Scarlett Johansson(18 of39)
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Scarlett Johansson's nude photos leaked in 2011 after they were hacked from her personal email account. The photos were meant for then-husband Ryan Reynolds, but ended up online for all to see. When asked about the photos in an interview with Vogue, the actress said: "I don't want to be a victim and say, 'Oh, well' and just hide my head in shame. Somebody stole something from me ... It's sick." (credit:AP)
Lady Gaga(19 of39)
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Just this summer, Gaga posted a nude photo of herself to her website LittleMonsters.com, where she's seen covering up her private parts. The year before, other nude photos of the singer leaked online. In them she is seen nude and engaging in bondage, but they didn't cause a real stir... maybe because they look too artsy to be real. (credit:AP)
Paris Hilton(20 of39)
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In 2005, Hilton's phone was hacked and dozens of nude photos of the socialite hit the web. Some of the photos featured Paris and a female friend kissing and getting cozy. Hilton's contact list was also leaked, which had emails and phone numbers of numerous celebrities. (credit:Getty)
Christina Hendricks(21 of39)
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In March 2012, photos of what appeared to be a topless Christina Hendricks leaked online. A rep for the actress denied that the breast-baring photos were stolen from her phone, claiming that the exposed chest belonged to another woman. (credit:Getty)
Olivia Munn(22 of39)
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Nude photos of Olivia Munn hit the Internet in March 2012, but the actress immediately denied their veracity. The photos include a midriff-baring Munn, a lingerie shot and finally a fully nude photo that does not picture Munn's face -- raising the possibility that the subject is not Munn but a woman who has a similar body type. (credit:Getty Images)
Justin Timberlake(23 of39)
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In 2011, Mila Kunis' phone was hacked and some compromising photos leaked, which people at the time attributed to Justin Timberlake (the two were co-stars on "Friends with Benefits" that year). TMZ reported that in one photo, JT was lying shirtless in bed. In another, he was jokingly sporting a pair of pink panties over his head. A third photo of exposed male genitalia was then automatically assumed to be JT's, but he and Kunis denied it. (credit:AP)
Kim Kardashian(24 of39)
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Kim's sex tape with ex-boyfriend Ray J is well known, but is not the least of the reality star's salacious scandals. In April 2012, a photo of a woman frying eggs in the buff surfaced online, and while the woman did bare a striking resemblance to Kim, her reps denied it was her. More recently, it was believed that Kim's boyfriend, Kanye West, tweeted a naked photo of his love, but it turned out to be a hoax. The photo in question was actually of porn star Amia Miley, who had tweeted the photo to her own account. (credit:Getty Images)
Pete Wentz(25 of39)
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In 2006, photos of Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz's genitals showed up on the Internet. The photos were orginally posted on the gossip site Oh No They Didn't and the incident became known as "Peengate '06" by members. Wentz later admitted that he handled the leaked photos "pretty terribly for the first 48 hours," and went so far as to quit his band temporarily. "But then then what I realized is that it's not the worst thing on the planet that's ever gonna happen," he said. (credit:Getty Images)
Brad Pitt(26 of39)
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While on vacation in St. Barts with then-girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow in 1995, Brad Pitt was photographed sunbathing nude, and the illegally procured photos were sold and published by Playgirl. Pitt sued the magazine and a judge ordered Playgirl not to deliver any more copies of its 1997 August edition, which contained the photos. (credit:Getty)
Kat Dennings(27 of39)
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In 2010, "2 Broke Girls" star Kat Dennings had topless photos hit the web. The photos showed the actress in her bedroom, lifting up her top to expose her breasts to her webcam. (credit:Getty)
Jessica Alba(28 of39)
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In 2010, Jessica Alba fell victim to a hacker who leaked her topless photos. She was at the time pregnant with daughter Honor. The photos showed her growing belly and one shot showed the star pulling down her shirt to expose her breast. (credit:Getty)
Christina Aguilera(29 of39)
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In 2010, semi-nude photos of the singer leaked online. The photos showed Aguilera nearly naked and a strategically place scar made it clear it was truly her. Reps for Aguilera claimed the photos were taken from her stylist's computer and leaked by a hacker. (credit:Getty Images)
Prince Harry(30 of39)
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A royal scandal! Last summer, nude photos of the prince partying in Vegas leaked and certainly made the queen blush. Harry was seen buck naked, covering his crotch area, with a seemingly naked girl behind him. A few months later, he spoke publicly about the incident and said he had "probably let myself down, I let my family down, I let other people down." (credit:Getty Images)
Vanessa Williams(31 of39)
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In 1984, nude photos of Vanessa Williams cost her the crown as the first black Miss America winner. A series of nude photographs of the beauty posing with another young woman were published in Penthouse and raked in $24 million for the magazine. Williams was effectively pressured by pageant officials to resign. She lost her title and at least $2 million worth of endorsement contracts.In her 2009 book, "You Have No Idea," Williams addressed the scandal and wrote that at the time she worried most about how her parents would react. (credit:Getty)
Kristin Davis(32 of39)
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In 2008 alleged nude photos of "Sex and the City" star Kristin Davis leaked online. The photos were taken in 1992 by her then-boyfriend Eric Stapelman, and it was rumored that the pictures were stills from a sex tape. Reps for the actress denied the photos were of Davis, telling TMZ, "This is not a photo of Kristin Davis. There is no sex tape." (credit:Getty)
Amber Rose(33 of39)
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In 2011 nude photos of Amber Rose leaked online. According to the NYDN, Amber was distraught after a trusted friend leaked the explicit pics which showed her completely nude. (credit:Getty)
Ashley Greene(34 of39)
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In 2009, topless photos of "Twilight" star Ashley Greene hit the Internet. Greene immediately contacted her attorney, who then threatened to sue anyone who unlawfully posts the pictures. "The photos in question, which appear to be of our client, are illegal and are being unlawfully displayed. Our client intends to take legal action," her lawyer told reporters. (credit:Getty Images)
Rob Lowe(35 of39)
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In 1989, then-22-year-old Rob Lowe was caught in a sex tape scandal when it was discovered one of the girls on it was underage. In an interview with Oprah in 2011, Lowe spoke about the tape, saying "Let me just say this -- sometimes being a trailblazer is highly overrated."He also went on to insist that he was absolutely sure the underage girl was 21 at the time. (credit:AP)
LeAnne Rimes(36 of39)
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The country star and hubby Eddie Cibrian began dating in 2009 while they were both married to other people. Cibrian's now ex-wife, the Real Housewife Brandi Glanville, has called war on the couple and frequently makes headlines with vicious comments about the two. (credit:Getty Images)
Jesse James(37 of39)
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In 2010, America's sweetheart Sandra Bullock filed for a divorce from her husband of five years, Jesse James, after she (and the world) found out he cheated on her. He then got engaged to tattoo artist Kat Von D, who broke off their engagement in 2011 after he admitted to cheating on her with multiple women.James got married last weekend for the fourth time. (credit:Getty Images)
Tiger Woods(38 of39)
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In 2009, the sports world and entertainment alike were shaken with reports of the famed golfer's infidelity. As the women who Woods slept with piled up, his wife Elin Nordegren left him. He took a voluntary break from golfing, lost multiple endorsement deals, treated himself at a clinic for sex addiction, and miraculously bounced back. (credit:AP)
Hulk Hogan(39 of39)
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In 2012, the former wrestler said he was illegally taped having sex with the ex-wife of his friend, DJ Bubba The Love Sponge Clem, six years prior. The video of Hogan and Heather Clem was leaked to Gawker, which posted portions of it online. Hogan sued the site for $100 million. (credit:AP)
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