A representative says the former Playboy model's phone was indeed hacked and her pictures were stolen, but 'the most explicit nude photos' posted online are fake.
- September 24, 2014
AceShowbiz -
Jenny McCarthy issues a statement through her camp shortly after her alleged naked pictures emerged online amid the massive Hollywood hacking scandal. Her representative confirms her pictures were indeed stolen from her phone, but denies the racy photos were hers.
"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," her rep says to E! News. "Other photos are stills from a comedy skit from her TV special, Dirty, Sexy, Funny."
"A small number of photos are of McCarthy that were stolen from her hacked phone account," the rep adds. "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."
Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kim Kardashian, Hayden Panettiere, Vanessa Hudgens, Avril Lavigne, and Rihanna were among the victims being targeted by the celebrity hacking ring. Their private raunchy images ended up on 4chan and Reddit without their consent.
"We would takedown images (thumbnails) in response to those DMCAs [Digital Millennium Copyright Act requests], but it quickly devolved into a game of whack-a-mole," explained a Reddit administrator. "We'd execute a takedown, someone would adjust, reupload, and then repeat."
"This same practice was occurring with the underage photos, requiring our constant intervention. It became obvious that we were either going to have to watch these subreddits constantly, or shut them down. We chose the latter."
