May 11th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Late last week, self-taken nude photos of a woman alleged to be award-winning pop star Rihanna were posted on the internet, and while no one from RiRi’s camp has denied or confirmed it’s the "Umbrella" singer in the pics, a rep for her estranged boyfriend Chris Brown is lashing out against online reports that he had anything to do with these photos making their way to the world wide web.
“This is both a false and defamatory statement," reads a statement from Brown’s rep to <a href="http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/rihanna_the_naked_truth" target="_blank">Essence.com</a>. "Chris has not released or ‘leaked’ any photos of Rihanna (or anyone else for that matter).”
What is not addressed in the statement is whether or not the pics are indeed of Rihanna and whether or not that is indeed Chris with what appears to be a pair of panties draped over his head in one photo.
November 10th, 2008
Another sweet and innocent Disney star has done it again! Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon says she’s taking legal action after semi-nude photos showing her sans skivvies showed up on the Internet.
Bailon, 25, who dates Kim Kardashian’s 21-year-old brother, Robert Kardashian, says the photos were for him, not for public display. Her laptop was reportedly stolen from her luggage cart at JFK airport last week, and was returned hours later by someone demanding $1000.
"It’s not a scenario where she purposely leaked the photos for attention," Bailon’s rep told the Daily News. "We’re pursuing legal action."
Bailon, who filed a police report, says she has no idea who stole her laptop. Her rep says she is "absolutely distraught" over what happened but in the meantime will continue to tour the country with the Cheetah Girls.
Bailon is just the latest Disney star to be involved in a racy photo scandal. Images of a scantily clad Miley Cyrus hit the Internet last year. Nude photos of Vanessa Hudgens also hit the web in 2007.
March 26th, 2008
Celebrities, especially reality stars, are not exactly known for sticking around when one of their famous pals is stranded in a sea of negative publicity. And given the catty behavior on Laguna Beach and The Hills, many people would not have been shocked if Lauren Conrad had distanced herself from on-and-off-screen buddy Audrina Patridge after scandalous topless shots of Audrina suddenly became the most popular thing on the Internet last week.
However, when OK! caught up with LC, she had nothing but good words to say about her caught-on-camera comrade. "I feel bad for Audrina," Lauren explained to OK!. "But she’s a strong girl and I know she’ll make it through this."
Speaking for herself in the wake of the photos being leaked, Audrina wrote on her MySpace blog, "I intended them to be artistic and not in any way provacative. I was naive, overly trusting of people and inexperienced… I’m not ashamed of these photos, but I don’t want my young fans to think they have to do what I did."
The pics were eventually sent to Playboy for consideration and fell into the wrong hands. (Audrina’s rep insists they were never sent to the mag.) And as for releasing them herself to drum up publicity, friends of the MTV star say it’s not possible.
For even more about Audrina’s nude news, pick up the new issue of OK! — on sale everywhere Thursday.
