Jennifer Lawrence's relationship status takes a step back as alleged naked photos of the "Hunger Games" star along with other celebrities became the trending topic on Twitter. Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande have already said the photos were fake, while Mary Elizabeth Winstead reacts on Twitter.
According to Metro, the naked images first appeared on 4chan on Sunday and were the result of an iCloud leak. Because of the leak, celebrity phones have been hacked and Lawrence is joined by Kate Upton, Ariana Grande, Kirsten Dunst, Teresa Palmer, Krysten Ritter, Becca Tobin, Hope Solo, Victoria Justice, and other celebrities as the victims. People say that Justice already denied the photo via Twitter: "These so called nudes of me are FAKE people. Let me nip this in the bud right now. *pun intended*." Mirror also has Grande saying hers were fake.
E! Online reports that the naked photos of Lawrence include different hairstyles of the star in the last three years. Mirror adds that the hacker allegedly has over 60 photos of Lawrence in "compromising positions" and "various states of undress."
Lawrence's spokesperson has already issued a statement about the incident, saying that it is a "flagrant violation of privacy" and that the authorities have already been alerted. The hack that affected several celebrities has garnered mixed reactions on Twitter. The Metro article reports that "Sadly, many people were delighted that the pictures surfaced." One supposed Lawrence fan wrote on Twitter: "Today is a good day," while another said, "The best way to start the week." Meanwhile, others were outraged because of the incident, and some pleaded to stop spreading the nude photos and to "Think before you tweet."
Another actor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, is reported to be a victim of the alleged leak, adds E! Online. Winstead addressed the rumor on Twitter, saying: "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." Another Twitter post from Winstead reads: "Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked."
This is not the first time nude photos of celebrities have been released, and Lawrence's spokesperson's threats about being punished for the crime does not stand empty either. People mentions Jennette McCurdy, Ashley Green, and Vanessa Hudgens as earlier victims of leaked photos surfacing the internet. E! Online also speaks of a famous hacking incident: "In late 2012, a man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking into the online accounts of Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis and posting their private pictures online."
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