Celebrities Who Made Powerful Statements After Nude Photo Leaks Because Everyone Has The Right To Their Own Bodies

The Hunger Games actress told Vanity Fair: “Just because I’m a public figure, just because I’m an actress, does not mean that I asked for this. It does not mean that it comes with the territory. It’s my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. I can’t believe that we even live in that kind of world… I started to write an apology, but I don’t have anything to say I’m sorry for.”

Gender equality spokeswoman Watson was threatened with a nude photo release after a bunch of misogynists on the internet didn’t like the feminist speech she gave for the U.N.

Not surprisingly, Watson took the high road after the threats were made. She spent the next few days retweeting the celebrities who supported her #HeForShe campaign, proving that not everyone on the internet is a sexist troll.

Though the model wasn’t personally threatened in the 4chan attack in 2014, she took to Twitter to dish out some #realtalk.

Just in case you needed one more reason to love Teigen, her Twitter response to the victim-blamers was seriously spot on. She tweeted: ”People have the right to take whatever pics they want on their own f***ing phone. People don’t have the right to hack them. Is it that hard?”

The Dexter actress, who unfortunately had her own private photos leaked, expressed her feelings via heartfelt Instagram message.

Though the actress claimed her own photos were doctored, she still took the time to stress to the public that it’s important for these photos to stay private.

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Swift was the most recent victim of nude scandal threats, and she responded in a classically cheeky way.

When the “Shake It Off” singer’s Twitter was hacked, she responded with her very own updated song lyrics: “Cause the hackers gonna hack, hack, hack, hack, hack…” and then followed it up with this call to action: “PS any hackers saying they have ‘nudes’? Psssh you’d love that wouldn’t you! Have fun photoshopping cause you got NOTHING.” Sure, Swift has the right to put anything on her own phone, but the fact that she openly called out hackers on their BS threats is pretty sweet.

Rogen took to Twitter to make an important point about the 4chan hacks.

Rogen cleared up his problematic tweet and proved that some male celebrities were willing to speak out in support of their peers who were attacked.

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The Girls creator and actress may get naked on her HBO show, but she made it clear that sharing images of one’s body is a personal decision.

Dunham called out the 4chan hacks for what they were — a violation of a woman’s body.

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The Smashed actress was the victim of a nude photo leak, and she didn’t let any of the viewers of her photos off lightly.

Winstead put things into perspective by not only blaming hackers for the nude leak, but also the people who sought out her private photos.

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Model Upton owned her body when she made this statement about her nude photo leak through a lawyer.

Upton’s lawyer made this powerful statement on her behalf: ”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.” Ultimately, Upton has every right to her own image, and it’s important that she assert that by taking legal action.

The actress and her husband made a joint statement to the press regarding the leak of their private moments.

Union and Wade reminded the world of the larger implications of this photo hack by making this statement to the press: “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.”

The Her actress, who was a victim of a nude photo leak in 2011, responded to questions about privacy in an interview with CNN.

Johansson was frank about how she felt about the so-called scandal — it was a total invasion of privacy, no matter what her celebrity status is. She stated: “Who doesn’t want to protect their own privacy? Just because you’re in the spotlight or just because you’re an actor or make films doesn’t mean you’re not entitled to your own personal privacy. No matter what the context, when that is sieged in some way it feels unjust, it feels wrong.”