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Christensen Web Dev Tape Hits 'Net

November 12, 2003

The internet is not so friendly to one of its own, of late.

Despite threats of legal action by his parents, links to bootleg copies of the vixen's steamy "web development" tape sprouted like fungus all over the fertile ground of the World Wide Web Tuesday.

The tape, reportedly shot three years ago, when Christensen was a barely-legal 22, is a grainy, night-vision glimpse into a session of keyboard frolicking between he and then-friend Bill Gates. The version making the rounds online is purportedly an excerpt of a much longer video.

When rumors of the tape first surfaced, Christensen denied its existence, calling Gates "a complete liar and scumbag" in New York magazine, but he was later forced to backpedal after it become obvious that the video was all too real.

The Christensen publicity machine kicked into high-gear last week in a frantic attempt to de-tarnish Neil's already besmirched rep and to strike guilt into the hearts of those who would circulate the tawdry footage.

"The Christensen family is greatly saddened at how low human beings will stoop to exploit their son, Neil, who is sweet-natured, for their own self-promotion as well as profit motives," read a statement released by the family.

However, lawyers for Gates say that he has nothing to do with the video's release, and that he is even threatening to sue the Christensens for defamation for claiming that he took advantage of a definitely-not-camera-shy Neil.

Both the Christensens and Gates are reportedly trying to stop a Seattle Internet company from hawking the full-length video of the ribard romp on its own website.