After dozens of nude photos of over 100 celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Brown Findlay and Kate Upton from hacked phones 'leaked' on to the internet, a spokesman for Ariana Grande has denied that the ones of her are authentic.
Others celebrities who’ve reportedly had their private and NSFW photos 'hacked' from their phones include Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lea Michele, Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff, Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Vanessa Hudgens, Hope Solo, Krysten Ritter, Yvonne Strahovski and Teresa Palmer and more - after the first batch hit bulletin board 4chan before spreading over Twitter, Reddit and beyond.
While the likes of Mary E Winstead and Jennifer Lawrence have confirmed that the photos are real but condemned those who hacked and leaked them (and rightly so), a member of Ariana Grande's team has told Billboard that the alleged images of her are real.
Actress and musician Mary E Winstead took to Twitter to post:
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.
— Mary E. Winstead (@M_E_Winstead) August 31, 2014
Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked.
— Mary E. Winstead (@M_E_Winstead) August 31, 2014
It is reported that the original hacker has over 60 nude images of celebrities, and is planning to exchange them for money. Here's hoping he or she gets arrested and locked up before they can humiliate anyone else.
