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Confirmed nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence leaked

Posted Aug 31, 2014 by Mandy Robinson
In shocking news today, several news outlets are reporting a massive leak of allegedly stolen photos of celebrities in various nude positions. The leaks include images of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Mary E Winstead and Hope Solo.
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence at the "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" world premiere...
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence at the "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" world premiere in New York on May 10, 2014
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These photos popped up on the website 4chan first but now they are going viral online, on threads on reddit [NSFW], for example.
Jennifer Lawrence is the most notable name among the leak. Several photos show her topless and posting for the camera.
A spokesperson for Lawrence (The Hunger Games, American Hustle) released a statement to BuzzFeed confirming the pictures.
“This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence,” they said in an email.
Actress Mary E. Winstead also confirmed that her nude photos leaked online, long deleted, were stolen by unknown hackers:
Victoria Justice (Victorious) was also involved in this major leak, but she is denying that they are real photos of her. She went to Twitter to speak out about it after they came out. She said, "These so called nudes of me are FAKE people. Let me nip this in the bud right now. *pun intended*." The photos appear to be real, but there is no proof at this time that they are not fakes.
Kate Upton and Krysten Ritter and Kirsten Dunst are among the names of other celebs who have pictures out there that the world is going to see.
We have seen before how celebrities have accused hackers of stealing revealing photos.
A judge sentenced Christopher Chaney of Florida to 10 years in federal prison in 2012 for making away with nude photos, scripts and personal info from the email accounts of 50 celebs, including movie stars Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis and singer Christina Aguilera.
Columnists are already pointing out the dangers of this privacy breach. Van Budham writes in the Guardian: Sharing these images is not the same as making a joke including characters such as Doge, Grumpy Cat and Sad Keanu. It’s an act of sexual violation, and it deserves the same social and legal punishment as meted out to stalkers and other sexual predators.