Bella Thorne is taking a stand — and reclaiming her power — against a hacker who allegedly stole nude photos from her.
On Saturday, June 15, the actor posted a lengthy note to Twitter, telling fans that private photos were stolen from her phone the day before. “For the last 24 hours, I have been threatened with my own nudes,” Thorne wrote. “I feel gross, I feel watched, I feel someone has taken something from me that I only wanted one special person to see.”
Her post went on to describe that the hacker has allegedly sent her “multiple nude photos of other celebs” in addition to her own. Thorne’s screenshots seem to show the hacker texting her several times, sending her messages such as “YO BELLA” and “Got all the videos” along with photos of the actor.
Thorne added the hacked photos to her Twitter post on Saturday, noting that she is sharing them with the world in order to reclaim her power. “For too long I let a man take advantage of me over and over and I’m fucking sick of it,” she wrote, adding: “NOW U DON’T GET TO TAKE ANOTHER THING FROM ME. I can sleep tonight better knowing I took my power back. U can’t control my life, u never will.”
A quick scroll through Bella’s mentions will show that many of her fans were quick to offer their support and sympathy to what she has been experiencing. “Yes girl speak loud for the people in the back 💪🏻 we love one strong queen i stan stan 💖,” wrote one person, while another tweeted, “I’m extremely sorry for what you’ve been through. You’re a strong woman and we live in a shitty world. Don’t let anyone get you down, you’re POWERFUL ❤️.”
While it was Thorne’s choice to reclaim ownership over her body in this manner, it’s important to remember that no one’s private photos should ever be compromised or viewed without their permission, regardless of celebrity status. And in case it wasn’t clear, this is not Thorne’s fault for taking the photos (it’s nobody’s business but hers if she wants to share intimate photos with a partner) — it’s the fault of the alleged hacker who took away her bodily autonomy. As revenge-porn lawyer Carrie Goldberg put it in a 2016 interview with The New Yorker: “It's the distribution you have to focus on.”
As with other celebrity photo leaks (of which there have been many), it's important not to view any nude photos that have been posted online without the person’s consent. In 2014, Jennifer Lawrence spoke out after having her photos hacked and leaked, telling 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.”
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