Nude photo hacking scandal rocks Hollywood
- 10 years ago
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence and model Kate Upton are among a long list of celebrities involved in a mass hacking of private and intimate photos.
Images purporting to be of dozens of other female actresses, models and athletes started to appear online September 1.
A spokesperson for Lawrence said, quote: "This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence."
Upton's lawyer called the hacking "an outrageous violation" of her privacy.
A spokesman for the FBI was not immediately available to comment.
The authenticity of many of the photos could not be confirmed.
Images purporting to be of dozens of other female actresses, models and athletes started to appear online September 1.
A spokesperson for Lawrence said, quote: "This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence."
Upton's lawyer called the hacking "an outrageous violation" of her privacy.
A spokesman for the FBI was not immediately available to comment.
The authenticity of many of the photos could not be confirmed.