In August of this year, up to 200 intimate images of various celebrities, mostly women, were posed on image sharing site 4chan.
The images, which are believed to have been hacked from Apple’s
iCloud, were later spread via numerous social media sites including
Twitter and Reddit.
The mass breach of privacy, now known as The Fappening, has involved
some of the biggest celebrities around, most notably Jennifer Lawrence.
As more and more famous faces continue to be implicated, we take a look at all those involved so far.
1.Jennifer Lawrence
Oscar-winning Jennifer Lawrence has been the most prominent victim of the scandal so far.
It’s thought around 60 images, as well as a video, featuring the actress were leaked via 4chan.
A spokesperson for Jennifer confirmed their authenticity but the she is yet to speak publicly about it.
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Over 60 images of Jennifer were shared
2.Kate Upton
Following Jennifer, model Kate confirmed images leaked were indeed of herself.
The star's attorney said: "This is obviously an outrageous violation of our client Kate Upton's privacy.
"We intend to pursue anyone disseminating or duplicating these illegally obtained images to the fullest extent possible."
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Kate Upton
3.Jessica Brown Findlay
During the first leak, a video of Jessica, who shot to fame playing Lady Sybil in Downton Abbey, was leaked.
The footage is reported to have been taken from the actress’s Apple iCloud account along with a number of intimate pictures.
In the fourth wave of leaked pictures, the one-time girlfriend of Leonardo DiCaprio was targeted.
The Victoria's Secret model has yet to speak about the violation.
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6.Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle confirmed leaked images were in fact her and wasted no time in calling in the FBI.
Bring It On Star Gabriellle and husband Dwyane Wade released a
statement to gossip website TMZ confirming the images of her are real
and sources claim they are seeking help from the FBI.
The couple said: "It has come to our attention that our private
moments, that were shared and deleted solely between my husband and
myself, have been leaked by some vultures.
"I can't help but to be reminded that since the dawn of time, women
and children, specifically women of color, have been victimized, and the
power over their own bodies taken from them.
"These atrocities against women and children continue worldwide.
"For anyone out there also being affected by these and other hacking
and hate crimes - we send our love, support and prayers. We have done
nothing wrong."
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Gabrielle Union
7.Kirsten Dunst
The actress responded to her nude images being leaked online by
tweeted sarcastically: "Thank you iCloud", along with two emoticons of a
slice of pizza and a poo.
She later told E! News: “I try to have a sense of humor about a
really unfortunate situation. The FBI is investigating, so they’re
handling it right now.”
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Kirsten Dunst
8. Kaley Cuoco
The actress addressed the leak on Jimmy Kimmel Live saying: "I
totally have Google alerts that come to my phone so anything that my
name pops up [in] comes to my phone because I'm, like, obsessed. I need
to know what's going on.
"So every day, every day there's like 30 'Kaley Cuoco nude photos' [alerts]. It's been going on for years.
"So then this one came up and I was like, "Oh, it's another fake
one,"Then I started getting emails like, 'No, there are some real ones
going around'."
"It was just a really bad situation but I took it in my own hands and
make a joke about it because what are you going to do? You’ve got to
make fun of yourself."
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Kaley Cuoco
9. Kim Kardashian
The reality star, who famously appeared in a sex tape, is yet to address the reported leaked images.
In the explicit snaps seen by Mirror Celeb, a dark-haired woman can
be seen taking private images of her breasts and bum with a silver
Blackberry mobile phone in a luxury bathroom.
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Kim Kardashian
10. Nina Dobrev
The Vampire Diaries actress is one of the only stars involved not to
have nude pictures shared - instead hers included personal moments with
friends.
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Nina Dobrev
11. Anna Kendrick
The actress is another who avoided a naked picture leak and instead had her private fully-clothed snaps shared.
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Anna Kendrick
12. Cara Delevingne
The British model was involved in the third sweep when highly explicit images, reportedly of her, were leaked. Cara Delevingne
13. Rihanna
The singer was included on the list of 100 stars who had been
targeted and in the second waves of pictures released two images of
Rihanna were shared on Reddit and 4chan.
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Rihanna
14. Jenny McCarthy
A rep for the star insisted the "most explicit" nudes which have
surfaced online were fake and she has called in the FBI to investigate
after some of her snaps were stolen from her phone.
He rep told E! News: "Certain photos claiming to be hacked photos of
Jenny McCarthy and posted to various websites are not McCarthy at all,
but someone else, including the most explicit nude photos.
"Other photos are stills from a comedy skit from her TV special, Dirty, Sexy, Funny
The statement continued: "A small number of photos are of McCarthy that were stolen from her hacked phone account.
"McCarthy's representatives are reporting the theft to the FBI and
contacting all websites posting the photos to demand the immediate
removal of all personal and private photos of her, including nude
photos."
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Jenny McCarthy
15. Mary-Kate Olsen
A private video of the actress was leaked showing her sharing
spaghetti with a dog, in a cute scene reminiscent of Lady And The Tramp.
During the video the actresses breast are accidentally exposed as she leans forward.
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16. Mena Suvari
The American Beauty actress was included in third wave of pictures.
The son of US wrestler Hulk Hogan is the first male celebrity to have his photos hacked, according to US reports.
US gossip website TMZ is reporting that 24-year-old Nick's photos are
'voluminous and graphic' and the images go back as far as his school
days.
TMZ also reports that there are two pictures of his mum Linda in a
thong, though Nick says those pictures weren't in his iCloud. He also
claims some of the more explicit pictures don't belong to him.
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Nick Hogan
19. Jill Scott
The singer tweeted about her leaked images. She wrote: “I def took
the 1st pic w/ a robe; weight loss chronicle but the 2nd, sorry freaks,
is not me. I wish I had that space between my thighs.”
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Jill Scott
20. Mary E Winstead
The actress, who took a break from the Internet after images were
leaked, tweeted: "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.
"Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the
creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked."
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Mary E Winstead
21. Hope Solo
The sports star released a statement following the leak. She wrote:
"It is extremely sad and unfortunate that the rights of so many women
were violated by the unauthorized release of private photographs," she
wrote.
"This act goes beyond the bounds of human decency and, as such, I
stand united with all the women affected and am exploring every option
to protect my privacy."
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Hope Solo
22. Becca Tobin
The Glee actress made a joke about her leaked images, tweeting "Merry XXXmas!"
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Becca Tobin
23.Teresa Palmer
The actress indirectly discussed her involvement in the
scandal, telling E! news: “I have so much to say about the subject. I
wish I could. It’s actually a federal investigation so I’m not allowed
to say anything about it but of course, it’s an interesting situation.”
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Teresa Palmer
24. Matt Smith and Daisy Lowe
Doctor Who star Matt Smith and his ex girlfriend Daisy Lowe have
become the latest stars to have their nude images leaked online.
Pictures, which are currently making the rounds on the Internet, show
the couple, who dated for about three years, posing naked in front of a
mirror together.
There are thought to be around 20 images which have been stolen
showing the pair in various poses, while giggling and snapping away on
both of their phones. Matt's spokesperson declined to comment, while
Daisy's reps threatened legal action if the images are republished.
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