Can and Should Perez Hilton Be Held Liable for Reposting Celebrities' Private Nude Photos Without their Consent?
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
9-3-2014
Publisher
Forbes
Language
en-US
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.
Recommended Citation
Danielle K. Citron & Neil Richards,
Can and Should Perez Hilton Be Held Liable for Reposting Celebrities' Private Nude Photos Without their Consent?
(2014).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/shorter_works/67
Publisher URL
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/#2307f9dd1d84
