Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, and Kate Upton were among the dozens of celebrities whose nude photos were leaked late Sunday afternoon following a massive hack of their Apple iCloud accounts.
Some celebrities, such as Jennifer Lawrence, have admitted the photos are real. The 24-year-old Oscar winner's rep released a statement saying, "This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence."
Kate Upton's rep had a similar response: "This is obviously an outrageous violation of our client Kate Upton's privacy. We intend to pursue anyone disseminating or duplicating these illegally obtained images to the fullest extent possible."
"A Good Day to Die Hard" actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead also confirmed the photos leaked of her were legitimate: "To those of you looking at photos I took with my husband years ago in the privacy of our home, hope you feel great about yourselves," she tweeted on Sunday. "Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked."
Actress Kirsten Dunst responded with a simple tweet:
Thank you iCloud🍕💩
— Kirsten Dunst (@kirstendunst) September 1, 2014
Some stars are still adamant that the photos are fake.
Singer Ariana Grande, 21, tweeted a denial to her 18 million followers:
to every1 going on about my "nudes"& my "m&g prices" neither are real! my lil ass is a lot cuter than that lmao & tour details r comin soon
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) September 2, 2014but forreal tho whoever thought those were actually me...... love u but I'm praying for u 😭😂
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) September 2, 2014
Former Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice, also 21, told her 8.3 million followers:
These so called nudes of me are FAKE people. Let me nip this in the bud right now. *pun intended*
— Victoria Justice (@VictoriaJustice) August 31, 2014
“Chuck” and "24: Live Another Day" actress Yvonne Strahovski took to Instagram to deny her alleged nude photos: “It is with great sadness and disappointment that I address this hacking issue. To my fellow actresses whose privacy has been invaded — my heart goes out to you. I’m so disappointed that there are people in the world who feel the need to commit these criminal acts. Some of these pictures are fake, my own included. Regardless — I ask you all — do not share the links. Don’t even look at the photos. Just let people have the privacy they deserve. Integrity is sacred.”
Many in Hollywood are defending their hacked colleagues:
Posting pics hacked from someone's cell phone is really no different than selling stolen merchandise.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 31, 2014I obviously am not comparing women to merchandise. Just legally speaking, it shouldn't be tolerated to repost stolen pics.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 31, 2014The "don't take naked pics if you don't want them online" argument is the "she was wearing a short skirt" of the web. Ugh.
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 1, 2014How on earth is the villain the celebrity here? I know humanity loves to bond over shitting on the rich and famous but have a fucking soul.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 1, 2014What the fuck is on your phone? I'm sure you got some shit. Everyone is entitled to parts of their lives they don't have to share with you.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 1, 2014Those naked pictures of the actresses are outrageous and unacceptable. How do you find them?
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) September 1, 2014
A representative for the FBI told the Associated Press on Monday the agency was "aware of the allegations concerning computer intrusions and the unlawful release of material involving high profile individuals, and is addressing the matter."
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