NEW YORK — The people who chose to look at nude celebrity photos that hackers posted committed “a sexual offense,” actress Jennifer Lawrence says in an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair in its November issue.
The Oscar winner, who was among dozens of celebrities whose photos were posted beginning on Aug. 31, attacked both the hackers and those who sought out the photos.
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“It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime,” she said about the hackers. “It is a sexual violation. It’s disgusting. The law needs to be changed, and we need to change.” Of those who looked at the photos, she said, “Anybody who looked at those pictures, you’re perpetrating a sexual offense. You should cower with shame.”
The 24-year-old said the photos were taken for her boyfriend of four years, actor Nicholas Hoult, adding that the hardest phone call she had to make was to her father, telling him that the photos were stolen and posted on the Web.
Apple acknowledged computer hackers targeted and then broke into the accounts of Lawrence and several other celebrities and has announced plans to tighten its security.
–From news service reports
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