Burlesque queen Dita von Teese is usually acknowledged for her vintage beauty, spectacular dance and striptease routines and fabulous sense of fashion - however, the former wife of goth rock star Marilyn Manson might have her own skeletons in the closet. Unlike her husband's morbid passion for real-life children's skeletons and bizarre array of sinister accessories, von Teese's secrets are of a more terrestrial and conventional nature: British tabloid The Sun has just broken a story according to which feisty Dita has a dark hardcore porn past of her own, and allegedly starred in a professional lesbian porn movie before she achieved international fame.

The Sun claims that clips of the movie have been posted on the Internet, although they do not mention any sources, making the rumor not very plausible at the moment. It is also possible that they want to have the exclusive scoop on this hot topic and will refrain from sourcing their story until they can get their hands on more information and possibly even on the rumored clips. In the meantime, they do a good job making everyone curious about the rumored tape by giving a short description of the hard-core action. "Explicit clips of the 35-year-old being spanked and pleasured with a bizarre sex toy by women have emerged online. [...] In one scene [Dita] romps with a leggy beauty with a sex toy. In another she cavorts with two stunners in corsets," the Sun claims.

However, there's a very good chance this is simply a rumor aimed to take advantage of the burlesque star's growing popularity and possibly even a publicity stunt for Dita's upcoming new show. Many porn services often claim to have a celebrity sex tape available for those willing to dig in their pockets and pay for a subscription, so for the moment all we have to go on is The Sun's report - and I wouldn't bet my life or too much money on that, for the time being. Among Dita's many ongoing projects is a contract with British brand Wonderbra, who launched the raven-haired beauty as the new face of their famous push-up bra last month. Wanderbra bosses are expected to be stunned by the alleged lesbian sex tape scandal - but there has been no official comment on behalf of the company so far.