Latest in Ariana Grande news is that the former Nickelodeon star is a victim of a massive celebrity 'hacking', publishing explicit photos of her along with a number of other hollywood actresses.
An anonymous hacker on Sunday posted leaked photos of actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Victoria Justice on a message board in website 4chan. The photos quickly spread to other websites such as Imgur and PerezHilton.com, which depicts the said actresses in various states of undress.
The hacker has also leaked photos of Yvonne Strahovski of TV series Chuck, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and has targeted dozens of other celebrities including Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton and Australian actress Teresa Palmer. Several lists of the targeted actresses have also appeared online.
Perez Hilton who within minutes uploaded the photos when it came out has apologized to readers due to an online backlash when he published the alleged photos. He has since then taken down the uncensored photos of Jennifer Lawrence and Victoria Justice and replaced them with censored versions, eventually deleting them altogther.
Grande's agent has announced that the images of the 'Break Free' singer are Fake.
Mary Winsted has confirmed her leaked images via her Twitter:
"Knowing those photos were deleted long ago, I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this. Feeling for everyone who got hacked," she said.
"You know what's better then leaked nudes? Earning the trust and respect of another human to the point that they share their body with you."
Jennifer Lawrence since the incident, has been trending on Twitter. Selected user comments are below (via Mirror):
"I just hope to heck this doesn't ruin this amazingly talented, grounded young woman's confidence, & thus career,"
"Today is a good day," wrote a user.
"Guys can you please stop tweeting nudes of #JenniferLawrence she's a person!"
It is also reported that Twitter is suspending all accounts that are publishing the leaked photos.
Stay tuned for more about Ariana Grande news, we update this article as more information becomes available.
