Erin Andrews set to take legal action in light of video leak

ESPN reporter and fan favorite Erin Andrews is threatening legal action over the posting of a peephole video showing her in her hotel room.

It's not clear exactly when the video surfaced, allegedly of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in her hotel room, but ESPN has quickly moved to remove the video and issued a stern warning to the blogger who posted it. Andrews, who has been with ESPN since 2004, is a fan favorite known for her good looks. The video has since been removed from most blogs and Internet search engines.

I am the General Counsel of ESPN, Inc. It has come to my attention that you have posted on your site pictures of a young, blonde woman . . . These pictures were obviously taken through a peephole or otherwise in a fashion constituting a trespass/assault on the rights of the woman involved. Your continued posting of these pictures are highly likely to render you an accessory

after the fact to a criminal act. We hereby demand that you (i) immediately remove these pictures from your site and (ii) disclose to us the source of the pictures. We intend to hold you fully responsible for further display of material that so obviously violates the law.

Please confirm by return e-mail that you intend to comply with these demands. In the absence of such confirmation we will assume you are an active and willing participant in these acts.

David Pahl

A statement was released by Erin Andrews' lawyer, calling her the "victim of a crime."

"While alone in the privacy of her hotel room, Erin Andrews was surreptitiously videotaped without her knowledge or consent. She was the victim of a crime and is taking action to protect herself and help ensure that others are not similarly violated in the future. Although the perpetrator or perpetrators of this criminal act have not yet been identified, when they are identified she intends to bring both civil and criminal charges against them and against anyone who has published the material. We request respect of Erin's privacy at this time, while she and her representatives are working with the authorities."