Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino at the ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ premiere in N.Y.C. in 2018.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImageEven The Situation needs a backup plan.ForJersey ShorestarMike “The Situation” Sorrentino, that came in the form of a sex tape he had on layaway in case of emergency. While discussing his upcoming memoirReality Check: Making the Best of The Situation, the 41-year-old said he made a sex tape and kept it as an “insurance policy” in case he ever needed to bring in some additional cash to feed his debts or drug addiction.“I was down on my luck, and I wanted to soften the fall, and there was that emergency sex tape,” Sorrentino toldEntertainment Tonight. “I had to tell my mother and [now-wife]Lauren, ‘I have to do this, it’s been here for years.’ And we went down that journey of selling it and we decided not to.“Thefather of threeclaimed that the sex tape didn’t bring in high enough offers to warrant putting it out into the world.“I think it’s been destroyed,” he said. “The video wasn’t released [because] the offers weren’t good enough. They were a combo of revenue from the sales or streams. It wasn’t as big of an upfront payment as I wanted. It wasn’tJersey Shoremoney, so I wasn’t going to put myself out there like that.“Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino on ‘Jersey Shore’ in 2009.Mtv/Kobal/ShutterstockSorrentino previously admitted that the lowest point in his drug addiction came when he tried heroin.“I told myself, ‘Maybe I’ll just try it,’” he said in an interview withImpact x Nightline. “So I locked my door and told Lauren that I was going to sleep for the night and that I wanted to be alone. So I just took a little key bump of it and I tried it.”Sorrentino said he previously “vowed he would never” try heroin, and when he thought about going in for a second bump of the drug, something happened that might’ve saved his life.“I went in for another key bump and at that very moment, my phone rings,” he said. “It was my mother. And my mom’s like, ‘Are you OK?’ She had a feeling. And I said, ‘I’m fine mom, why?’ She goes, ‘I feel like something’s wrong.’“Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and wife Lauren at the ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ premiere in 2020.Lars Niki/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyTheFamily Vacationstar referred to his mom calling as a “come-to-God moment.”“I took that as a message from the Almighty and I put it down,” Sorrentino continued. “And as I hung up the phone, knock on the door — a second angel. My wife was knocking at the door. So this is a very emotional moment for me. They saved me.”Now almost eight years sober, Sorrentino told PEOPLE, “I’m happy to make it this far.”“I was so wild in my twenties and thirties that being the family man that I am today — being eight years sober in December, a dad of two, married five years in a happy, healthy marriage — I’m killing the game,” he said. “I’m very grateful to make it this far.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation — How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison, is out Dec. 19.If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino at the ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ premiere in N.Y.C. in 2018.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Even The Situation needs a backup plan.ForJersey ShorestarMike “The Situation” Sorrentino, that came in the form of a sex tape he had on layaway in case of emergency. While discussing his upcoming memoirReality Check: Making the Best of The Situation, the 41-year-old said he made a sex tape and kept it as an “insurance policy” in case he ever needed to bring in some additional cash to feed his debts or drug addiction.“I was down on my luck, and I wanted to soften the fall, and there was that emergency sex tape,” Sorrentino toldEntertainment Tonight. “I had to tell my mother and [now-wife]Lauren, ‘I have to do this, it’s been here for years.’ And we went down that journey of selling it and we decided not to.“Thefather of threeclaimed that the sex tape didn’t bring in high enough offers to warrant putting it out into the world.“I think it’s been destroyed,” he said. “The video wasn’t released [because] the offers weren’t good enough. They were a combo of revenue from the sales or streams. It wasn’t as big of an upfront payment as I wanted. It wasn’tJersey Shoremoney, so I wasn’t going to put myself out there like that.“Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino on ‘Jersey Shore’ in 2009.Mtv/Kobal/ShutterstockSorrentino previously admitted that the lowest point in his drug addiction came when he tried heroin.“I told myself, ‘Maybe I’ll just try it,’” he said in an interview withImpact x Nightline. “So I locked my door and told Lauren that I was going to sleep for the night and that I wanted to be alone. So I just took a little key bump of it and I tried it.”Sorrentino said he previously “vowed he would never” try heroin, and when he thought about going in for a second bump of the drug, something happened that might’ve saved his life.“I went in for another key bump and at that very moment, my phone rings,” he said. “It was my mother. And my mom’s like, ‘Are you OK?’ She had a feeling. And I said, ‘I’m fine mom, why?’ She goes, ‘I feel like something’s wrong.’“Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and wife Lauren at the ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ premiere in 2020.Lars Niki/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyTheFamily Vacationstar referred to his mom calling as a “come-to-God moment.”“I took that as a message from the Almighty and I put it down,” Sorrentino continued. “And as I hung up the phone, knock on the door — a second angel. My wife was knocking at the door. So this is a very emotional moment for me. They saved me.”Now almost eight years sober, Sorrentino told PEOPLE, “I’m happy to make it this far.”“I was so wild in my twenties and thirties that being the family man that I am today — being eight years sober in December, a dad of two, married five years in a happy, healthy marriage — I’m killing the game,” he said. “I’m very grateful to make it this far.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation — How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison, is out Dec. 19.If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
Even The Situation needs a backup plan.
ForJersey ShorestarMike “The Situation” Sorrentino, that came in the form of a sex tape he had on layaway in case of emergency. While discussing his upcoming memoirReality Check: Making the Best of The Situation, the 41-year-old said he made a sex tape and kept it as an “insurance policy” in case he ever needed to bring in some additional cash to feed his debts or drug addiction.
“I was down on my luck, and I wanted to soften the fall, and there was that emergency sex tape,” Sorrentino toldEntertainment Tonight. “I had to tell my mother and [now-wife]Lauren, ‘I have to do this, it’s been here for years.’ And we went down that journey of selling it and we decided not to.”
Thefather of threeclaimed that the sex tape didn’t bring in high enough offers to warrant putting it out into the world.
“I think it’s been destroyed,” he said. “The video wasn’t released [because] the offers weren’t good enough. They were a combo of revenue from the sales or streams. It wasn’t as big of an upfront payment as I wanted. It wasn’tJersey Shoremoney, so I wasn’t going to put myself out there like that.”
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino on ‘Jersey Shore’ in 2009.Mtv/Kobal/Shutterstock
Mtv/Kobal/Shutterstock
Sorrentino previously admitted that the lowest point in his drug addiction came when he tried heroin.
“I told myself, ‘Maybe I’ll just try it,’” he said in an interview withImpact x Nightline. “So I locked my door and told Lauren that I was going to sleep for the night and that I wanted to be alone. So I just took a little key bump of it and I tried it.”
Sorrentino said he previously “vowed he would never” try heroin, and when he thought about going in for a second bump of the drug, something happened that might’ve saved his life.
“I went in for another key bump and at that very moment, my phone rings,” he said. “It was my mother. And my mom’s like, ‘Are you OK?’ She had a feeling. And I said, ‘I’m fine mom, why?’ She goes, ‘I feel like something’s wrong.’”
Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and wife Lauren at the ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ premiere in 2020.Lars Niki/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Lars Niki/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
TheFamily Vacationstar referred to his mom calling as a “come-to-God moment.”
“I took that as a message from the Almighty and I put it down,” Sorrentino continued. “And as I hung up the phone, knock on the door — a second angel. My wife was knocking at the door. So this is a very emotional moment for me. They saved me.”
Now almost eight years sober, Sorrentino told PEOPLE, “I’m happy to make it this far.”
“I was so wild in my twenties and thirties that being the family man that I am today — being eight years sober in December, a dad of two, married five years in a happy, healthy marriage — I’m killing the game,” he said. “I’m very grateful to make it this far.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation — How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison, is out Dec. 19.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
