Celebrities and Nudity

Whether it's Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee's sex tape or Lindsay Lohan's latest "nip slip," our culture seems obsessed with celebrities and their various states of undress. Thousands of blogs and websites are devoted to actresses, actors and musicians who purposely--or inadvertently--expose their bare assets to the public and get nude for the camera.

Perhaps it all began with the infamous Playboy spread. Hugh Hefner's popular men's magazine became a bit of a notch in the belt for a female celebrity. Indeed, the inside of Playboy has featured the likes of Sharon Stone, Garcelle Beauvais, Kim Basinger, Naomi Campbell, Tia Carrere, Cindy Crawford, Carmen Electra, Debbie Gibson, Bai Ling, Jenny McCarthy, Jaime Pressly, Denise Richards, Anna Nicole Smith, Suzanne Somers and Vanessa Williams.

But despite its feature of naked women and nude celebrities, Playboy is also known for tasteful photos, good fiction and great celebrity interviews. It's the Cadillac of men's magazines, and many female actresses and musicians consider it an honor to be naked on Playboy's pages.

However, that doesn't really explain the many websites and blogs that are simply devoted to featuring nude celebrities. Many feature still shots from movies, such as Diane Lane's hot love scene in Unfaithful or Denise Richards bare breasts in Wild Things. Even pictures of Sharon Stone's private parts from Basic Instinct can easily be found--for free--online. Nude scenes of Angelina Jolie, Amy Smart, Mischa Barton, Kate Hudson, Demi Moore, Uma Thurman, Alyssa Milano, Keira Knightley, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Ashley Judd, Halle Berry, Katie Holmes, Jennifer Lopez, Charlize Theron, Kate Beckinsale and Drew Barrymore are quite easy to find with a quick Google search. Who knew that so many famous Hollywood actresses have been naked in front of the camera?