14 DAY TRIAL // The nightmare continues for celebrities as more photos land online in what is turning out to be the Fappening 2.0. This time, on top of photos of Emma Watson and Amanda Seyfried, private pictures of many other actresses and models are landing online.
The list includes Rose McGowan (actress), Katie Cassidy (actress), Alyssa Arce (model), Rhona Mitra (actress), Analeigh Tipton (figure skater & actress), Iliza Shlesinger (comedian), Jilliain Murray (actress), Paige (WWE star), Dylan Penn (model, daughter of Sean Penn), Kristanna Loken (actress), April Love Geary (model), Trieste Kelly Dunn (actress), and Lili Simmons (actress).
This time, there aren't just private photos taken by these women, but also footage of them involving in sexual acts, as is the case of Dylan Penn. The photos also show them in the nude or in various stages of undress, amounting to what is clearly a crass violation of privacy.
Just as last time, this whole situation started on 4chan, where the pictures were initially posted, and they eventually ended up on Reddit. The way the pictures landed on the Internet is yet unknown, but there are rumors that they have been stolen from their devices, indicating that we may, once more, face a security problem taken advantage of by hackers.
There are more photos to come
In 2014, when the original Fappening took place, hackers flooded the Internet with private photos of many celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Kardashian, Kirsten Dunst and more after their Apple iCloud accounts were hacked. The Fappening hackers have since been sent to prison.
The problem is that this isn't the end of it all. In fact, according to a screenshot from the original 4chan thread, the hackers have more intimate photos of female celebrities. The list includes Jennifer Lawrence, once more, Marisa Tomei and Kylie Jenner, to name a few. This means that it is quite likely that we will see these images in the next few days.
In regard to the pictures featuring Emma Watson, a representative confirmed some of them were real and said they would be taking legal action. "Photos from a clothes fitting Emma had with a stylist a couple of years ago have been stolen. They are not nude photographs. Lawyers have been instructed and we are not commenting further," the rep said.