My first reaction to the thread title was take the $25k, easily.
But you coli niccas done put shyt into perspective.
I'm taking Beyonce.
You're almost guaranteed to get
AT LEAST $25k from selling the tape and your story ($25 ain't that much, contrary to what some of y'all keep saying). In reality, you'd likely get wayyyyy more. The opportunity cost is just too high.
Think about it another way: people have paid Beyonce more to do less and still recouped that >$25k investment and turned a profit.
That slim risk that you won't be able to recoup that $25k is covered by the fact that you fukkED BEYONCE.