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Hollywood was rocked yet again this weekend by the growing celebrity nude photo hacking scandal.
As Gossip Cop has reported, Jennifer Lawrence and a slew of other stars had their privacy invaded when their personal naked pictures were hacked and then leaked online on August 31.
Now a second wave of nude pics featuring a new group of celebs hit the web this weekend, three weeks after the original postings.
It kicked off on Saturday with leaked nude pictures of Kim Kardashian, and then expanded to include naked photos of Rihanna, Kate Bosworth, Emily Ratajkowski, Gabrielle Union, Hayden Panettierre, Vanessa Hudgens, Hope Solo, and Lake Bell.
And as if Lawrence hadn’t already suffered enough, more naked photos of the Oscar winner also appeared in this new round, again getting circulated on sites like 4Chan and Reddit, along with additional pictures of Kaley Cuoco.
There are also photos allegedly of Avril Lavigne, Sarah Hyland and others being spread — however, most of them are without faces and their authenticity has not been confirmed.
Like the first batch of victims — which included Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst, McKayala Maroney, and Jessica Findlay Brown, among others — all of the new targets appear on the so-called “master list” of hacked stars.
It is not known why these other celebs are only having their private pictures surface now, if they were supposedly obtained in August.
It also remains unclear as to just how the personal photos were stolen, and by whom.
As Gossip Cop previously reported, Apple has refuted claims that its iCloud was breached, instead saying the “celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions.”
And, adding additional wrinkles to the confusing situation, Ariana Grande has maintained her alleged naked photos are fake, while Jill Scott confirmed the legitimacy of a topless picture that appeared online, but she wasn’t even on the aforementioned “master list.”
Union is the only new victim to comment so far, deeming the leak a “hate crime,” and calling on the FBI to investigate.
The bureau already said earlier this month that it is “addressing the matter,” but has yet to provide any information, at least publicly.
Gossip Cop will continue to have updates.
