Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, More Celebs Have Alleged Nude Photos Leak

[MohandasKGanja]

As a straight male, can you tell me what the appeal of the close up lady parts shots are? Mr. Tulip doesn't find them appealing, but they must appeal to someone, or at least women think they do. Any insight would be appreciated.

They don't appeal to me either. Not the kind that fills up the whole picture with four-square inches of a particular part. But I think Sluce's take on it is pretty insightful.

[Mrs P]

As a straight male, can you tell me what the appeal of the close up lady parts shots are? Mr. Tulip doesn't find them appealing, but they must appeal to someone, or at least women think they do. Any insight would be appreciated.

Different strokes for different folks! After all, they do have porn out there of over 70's, 9 month pregnant women, and more. I only know this because I had a friend that used to do web design for porn sites. Some crazy stuff out there.

[witchcurlgirl]

A friend. Sure.

[Kathie_Moffett]

It seems in some ways technology and the ability to abuse it is moving faster than people's ability to recognise or consider the risks to their personal life. Yes celebs are the ones who have been hacked here and that's what is getting the attention but lets be honest, something like this could happen to any of us and our most intimate moments, from the moment of a child entering the world to how it got there in the first place, could end up in the hands of a stranger who was doing it simply "for the lulz" and be disseminated or abused in any way that they choose.

I only turned off the Skydrive on my phone because I'm on a pre-pay (don't use it enough to justify a contract) and turned off anything that might inadvertently nerf my balance. It never occurred to me to do it because some freak might hack into it to see if I had any personal porn on there.

Particularly relevant to those of us with creepy exes and/or stalkers--not just those with hacking ability but also those with sufficient money and crazy to hire others to do it for them.

I just scrolled through the photos on my phone. Boy will hackers be disappointed.

Yep. Cats and food, food and cats. Vintage clothing, flowers, more cats and food.

As far as money goes, I've put as much as possible onto middleman pay sites like Paypal. Of course they may hack that, but at least it provides one more layer they have to get through. Checks and money orders are looking good right now. And cash.

I don't visit oft-hacked sites like Twatter on the phone either. Waiting for some nutter to hack LeAnn's phone...that'll be, uh, interesting.

[Trixie]

Waiting for some nutter to hack LeAnn's phone...that'll be, uh, interesting.

My first thought was ewww..but then a little lol because it's evident no self-respecting hacker would bother tracking down any L&E bits and junk pics. No money, online rep points or bitcoins in that shit. If it ever happens, it'll be like her "buttgate," fake as hell and self-generated.

[tulip]

Exclusive: Alleged Celeb Nude Photo Leaker’s Brother Speaks Out
Bryan Hamade’s brother, Andrew, tells BuzzFeed his family has not been contacted by law enforcement. “It’s a massive misunderstanding.”
posted on Sept. 3, 2014, at 5:04 p.m.
Charlie Warzel
BuzzFeed Staff

After over two days of silence, the family of Bryan Hamade, the internet’s main suspect in the nude celebrity photo leaks, spoke exclusively to BuzzFeed.
“It’s getting to the point that my mom is being borderline-harassed by everyone,” Bryan’s brother, Andrew, said this afternoon.
Andrew said that despite being at the center of this scandal, his brother’s spirits were still high. “He’s good, he’s a little mind-blown about the whole thing. It’s a crazy situation and he’s a little shocked that this is really even happening,” he said.
“Right now my brother won’t turn on his phone because so many people are finding his number. If he turns it on it’s just like a massacre.”
While Andrew is unsure if his brother has hired an attorney, he said that he’s been in close contact with legal representation to make a statement tomorrow. “He’s been with an attorney all day and that attorney is speaking with somebody else to arrange making a statement of some kind. We’ve been told there’s no legal problems right now and it’s not like he’s running. He just doesn’t want people hating him,” the brother told BuzzFeed.
When asked, Andrew Hamade said Bryan has not been approached by law enforcement, contrary to internet rumors. “He’s not been contacted by the FBI. I’ve seen a lot of different stuff online but Bryan’s phone has been off and they’d probably be calling us family members if they were after him. I’m his only actual brother. There’s nothing going on with that. Nobody besides news reporters have gone to my house.”
Andrew said his brother was “doing well” but expressed concern for their mother.
“We had people at our house all day yesterday and it was just wild — my mom couldn’t even go through the driveway,” he said.
The 24-year-old also tried to dispel some of the information floating around the internet, specifically regarding Southern Digital Media, the company BuzzFeed and other outlets reported Hamade worked for.
“Southern Digital Media is a site my mom made to test out web hosting. She’s never really even used it for work, I don’t think. The media are searching every channel for information and all the people on the site are actually our family members,” Hamade said, noting that one listed staffer on Southern Digital Media — Andrew’s 15 year-old half-brother — had been harassed as a result. “He’s just a little kid who likes to play Minecraft and now he is in the center of this thing and, I mean, he has to go to school with all of this going on.”
As for the allegations that Hamade was linked to a nude photography studio called ShiggityDiggity Studios, Andrew laughed it off as an old joke.
“Just to clear that up, it’s a joke he made back in the day and I think people are reading into it too much. I actually had a laugh about that one,” he said.
While Andrew couldn’t provide any information as to when his brother would issue a statement Thursday, he reiterated that he believed this would all blow over soon.
“The best way I can word it is that it’s a massive misunderstanding,” he said. “It’s wild.”

[SoCalMarie]

Exclusive:

After over two days of silence, the family of Bryan Hamade, the internet’s main suspect in the nude celebrity photo leaks, spoke exclusively to BuzzFeed.
“It’s getting to the point that my mom is being borderline-harassed by everyone,” Bryan’s brother, Andrew, said this afternoon.

It's sad that the family is being harassed, they had nothing to do with the leak, well, his parents most likely were unaware of what their son was up to, the brother might have known and/or participated at some point.

“Right now my brother won’t turn on his phone because so many people are finding his number. If he turns it on it’s just like a massacre.”

Um, what did he think was going to happen when he continuously hacked into numerous accounts, stolen their information, and posted all their intimate photos, and even made some money a tiny bit of money and/or bit coin for it?

Was he expecting a medal? Was he expecting not to get caught and not get punished in any kind of way?
He knew what he was doing was not only illegal, but morally wrong - yet still did it anyway.

Not cool

[sputnik]

i missed most of the pictures too.
i saw the bar refaeli curling iron ones. nothing hot about someone's gaping butthole from that close up. even less so with a hair appliance stuck in it with the cord hanging out.
i saw the jlaw ones. she's got a fantastic body.

[*Kat*]

It seems in some ways technology and the ability to abuse it is moving faster than people's ability to recognise or consider the risks to their personal life. Yes celebs are the ones who have been hacked here and that's what is getting the attention but lets be honest, something like this could happen to any of us and our most intimate moments, from the moment of a child entering the world to how it got there in the first place, could end up in the hands of a stranger who was doing it simply "for the lulz" and be disseminated or abused in any way that they choose.

I only turned off the Skydrive on my phone because I'm on a pre-pay (don't use it enough to justify a contract) and turned off anything that might inadvertently nerf my balance. It never occurred to me to do it because some freak might hack into it to see if I had any personal porn on there.

I agree. And I have a feeling that most of these celebs didn't even know that their photos were automatically being synched to their iCloud. Let's face it, they aren't exactly tech geniuses. Sometimes I don't even know what I click 'Yes" or "No" to when I'm trying close those pesky popup windows. So technically they probably could have thought their photos were only on their phones, not "out there" on the internet. I mean I don't think I've synched my photos to a cloud storage, but who knows.

[Beeyotch]

I cannot believe that interview. It was a "misunderstanding" and he's "shocked" that this "crazy situation" is happening. Fucking moron, he deserves whatever he's got coming. It's indicative of how far removed some people are from reality when they've grown up in the virtual world of the internet. It's like they've convinced themselves nothing's got real consequences. Well I hope this kid learns the hard way.

[KrisNine]

Yeah, what an asshole. I'm sure it's just a huge misunderstanding. He didn't mean to hack into all of those accounts and then post the photos online for the world to see. Sort of like not meaning to have sex with someone, but you just slipped and fell on their dick.

I agree with you, Mo. This is one of those times that you really need to look at what you're doing as far as security. I would be devastated if we lost all of our photos. Hardly anyone I know prints off pictures anymore. We printed off a ton of them when our daughter was born, but we need to do more.

[Mel1973]

ummm are we supposed to feel sorry for the hacker? because I do not. you're shocked and upset? fuck you, how do you think all these people feel about their twat/tit/ass/fucking shots being posted for the world to see? AND to make it even better, you posted pics of an underage girl - if the FBI ain't looking for you now, I hope they will be soon. You deserve to be prosecuted, you fucking little hack creep fuck!

[*DIVA!]

As a straight male, can you tell me what the appeal of the close up lady parts shots are? Mr. Tulip doesn't find them appealing, but they must appeal to someone, or at least women think they do. Any insight would be appreciated.

A friend said "If the lady parts belong to someone they are seeing or want to see intimately several thoughts and ideas come to mind upon seeing them." Friend also said there are some that are just pretty and are a beautiful sight.

[MohandasKGanja]

A friend said "If the lady parts belong to someone they are seeing or want to see intimately several thoughts and ideas come to mind upon seeing them." Friend also said there are some that are just pretty and are a beautiful sight.

If you are in a relationship with the person, it's literally the 9th natural wonder of the world.

[stef]

He’s not been contacted by the FBI. I’ve seen a lot of different stuff online but Bryan’s phone has been off and they’d probably be calling us family members if they were after him.

is he a teenager and doesn't know any better or just a complete idiot? of course the FBI will be so accommodating to call the family members before they visit. maybe they'll bring flowers, too.