HACKERS STEAL AND POST PERSONAL

PICTURES OF ACTRESSES EMMA WATSON

AND AMANDA SEYFRIED - BUT WATSON
DENIES NUDE PHOTOS IN A BATH ARE HER
Claims were made online that there are nude photos of Watson
Actress confirmed photos of a swimsuit fitting have been stolen from her
But her representative insists the pictures stolen were not nude photos
Personal photos of Watson and Seyfried were posted to dark web on Tuesday
Wednesday afternoon Seyfried's lawyers confirmed stolen pics were authentic
Sent a legal note about 'intimate' photos showing Seyfried and an ex-boyfriend

Personal bikini pictures of Emma Watson have been stolen and posted online alongside nude
photos hackers also claim are the actress inside a seedy only forum that is also sharing stolen
photos of Amanda Seyfried.

Private images of the Harry Potter actress during a swimsuit fitting were leaked onto the web late
Tuesday after her computer is believed to have been hacked.

The fitting photos appeared in the same post as pictures of an unknown woman in the bath with her
face cropped out, although Ms Watson has denied those pictures are of her.

The 26-year-old Watson announced Wednesday that she has brought in lawyers to deal with the
issue.

She was forced to release a statement after online posts claimed naked images of her had been put
up on an anonymous message board as well as encrypted parts of the internet.

Hacked pictures of her and a separate batch images of fellow actress Seyfried have been posted on
'the dark web', a matrix of encrypted websites that allow users to surf with anonymity.

A representative for Watson confirmed some pictures of her had been stolen, saying they were from
a clothes fitting two years ago.

But the spokesman insisted no nude pictures were taken, stating: 'Photos from a clothes fitting
Emma had with a stylist a couple of years ago have been stolen.

'They are not nude photographs. Lawyers have been instructed and we are not commenting further.'

Seyfried has not personally commented on the hacked photos.

However late Wednesday afternoon her lawyers demanded another website that re-posted the
hacked photos take them down immediately.

The letter, obtained by TMZ, confirms the photos were taken illegally and shared without the
actress's consent.
'Several very private photographs of Ms. Seyfried either in various states of nudity or in intimate
moments with her former boyfriend (the Seyfried Photographs) have been reproduced and posted,'
the letter states.

Seyfried is engaged and expecting her first child with Thomas Sadoski. The intimate photos that
were stolen are from her time Justin Long, whom she dated from 2013-2015.

It is unclear if the photos were stolen from Long or Seyfried's device.

The theft comes amid a row over whether Watson has betrayed feminists by posing partially topless
in the magazine Vanity Fair.

In 2015, Watson was threatened with a leak of her personal photos after a speech she gave about
gender equality as part of her work as a UN Ambassador for Women.

Speaking at that time, she said: 'I knew it was a hoax, I knew the pictures didn't exist, but I think a lot
of people that were close to me knew gender equality was an issue but didn't think it was that
urgent, that it was a thing of the past.

'And then when they saw that the minute I stood up talking about women's rights I was immediately
threatened, I think they were really shocked, my brother was particularly upset.'

In September last year, it was reported that Watson had brought in her legal team after website
Celeb Jihad published other private photos of her.

The star sent a 'cease and desist' letter after images showing her wearing a sheer top were made
public, US website TMZ reported.

The photos argued over in September last year were reportedly taken by Emma's stylist, but were
later removed from the web.

That dispute coincided with a public appearance by the star to promote the UN's HeForShe
campaign, during which she hailed the possibility of the US electing its first female President.

Last month, a hacker was sentenced to nine months in prison for hacking the electronic accounts of
30 celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and stealing nude photos and information.

Edward Majerczyk, 29, from Chicago, was also ordered to pay $5,700 (4,600) in restitution for
counseling services for one undisclosed celebrity victim whose photos were disseminated online.