"Baywatch" Star Jeremy Jackson Sex Tape Scandal

A sex tape featuring former child star Jeremy Jackson and porn queen Sky Lopez is about to go public after people reportedly threatened to beat the "Baywatch" actor up if he didn't hand over the footage.The 27-year-old, who played David Hasselhoff's son, Hobie, on the hit TV show, has confessed to "starring" in the explicit footage, but claims he was blackmailed into handing over the tape by a gang of thugs allegedly associated with Lopez.

In a statement issued to TMZ.com, Jackson says, "Listen, this video was made by my best friend. (It's) between me and a casual sex partner, who just so happened to be a former porn star. I was later physically threatened if I didn't turn the DVD over to some drug-addicted thugs."They said, 'Sky wanted it back. ... That she had turned to God and was changing her life.'"So I gave it up for HER and so they would not beat me up and 'make my life hell' as they had threatened. I was blackmailed."This private recording becoming public kinda sucks. But I thought people out there should know the truth and how far some people will go to make a quick buck."According to TMZ.com, the 45-minute sex tape is currently being offered to porn Web sites and agencies, but has yet to attract any bidders.See the sex tape Here.