According to TMZ -Chad Johnson acknowledges a sex tape which appears to feature the former NFL star along with TWO female friends is REAL. Chad insists he never wanted the footage to go public. Sources close to Johnson tell TMZ the tape was shot roughly 3 years ago in a hotel room in Florida. We’re told Chad has no idea how the tape leaked to the Internet but insists he wasn’t behind it and now he’s exploring his legal options in hopes of having the tape removed from the web ASAP.

Chad Johnson didn’t want this sex tape released like I don’t want to stick my face in Brooklyn Decker’s chest. Give me a break dude. You’re a media whore, always have been, always will be. This was orchestrated by Johnson, no doubt. I predicted a while back it would take forever to get rid of this guy, and it doesn’t appear like I’m going to be wrong…