Nude photos of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence have been leaked
online by a hacker who claimed to have a "master list" of images of
100 other starlets.
A representative for the star of "The Hunger Games" confirmed the
photos of Lawrence were real and blasted the hacker for "a flagrant
violation of privacy," adding, "The authorities have been contacted
and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer
Lawrence."
The photos, which originally were posted on the image-sharing site 4chan,
were purportedly obtained through a weakness in Apple’s iCloud online storage
system, and a purported "master list" of the hacking victims includes
the names of dozens of female stars, including Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Mary
Elizabeth Winstead and Mary-Kate Olsen, according to BuzzFeed.
It is not clear how many of the images are authentic, though "Scott
Pilgrim vs. the World" star Winstead took to Twitter to denounce the hack
as well.
"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," Winstead
tweeted.
However, Victoria Justice, of the Nickolodeon series "iCarly" and
"Victorious," denied that the photos were of her, tweeting,
"These so called nudes of me are FAKE people. Let me nip this in the bud
right now. *pun intended*." Buzzfeed reported late Sunday that a spokesman
for pop star Ariana Grande denied that purported photos of her were
authentic.