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Can and Should Perez Hilton Be Held Liable for Reposting Celebrities' Private Nude Photos Without Their Consent?

Document Type

Article

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Forbes

Abstract

Over the holiday weekend, the news broke that celebrities’ password-protected accounts had been hacked and their private nude photos stolen. Actresses Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and Krysten Ritter were among those targeted. Allegedly, hackers sold the photos to someone who posted them on 4chan and Reddit. The nude images went viral. A section of Reddit calling itself “The Fappening” has been permitted to repost images, even though Reddit has condemned it. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton reposted some of the nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence though he later regretted that decision, first reposting censored versions of the photos and then taking them down altogether.

Keywords

Perez Hilton, Celebrity Privacy, Nude Photos, Legal Liability, Consent, Privacy Law, Internet Law, Defamation, Cyberlaw, Social Media, Public Figures, Content Sharing

Publication Citation

Danielle Citron & Neil M. Richards, Can and Should Perez Hilton Be Held Liable for Reposting Celebrities’ Private Nude Photos Without Their Consent?, Forbes (Sep. 3 2014), https://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellecitron/2014/09/03/can-and-should-perez-hilton-be-held-liable-for-reposting-celebrities-private-nude-photos-without-their-consent/

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