Bella Thorne was criticized by Whoopi Goldberg of The View for releasing her own nude photos after a hacker threatened to leak them. Whoopi, 63, blamed Bella for taking the photos in the first place. The Famous In Love star posted a tearful Instagram story, explaining why the comedian’s words hurt so much.
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“If you’re famous, I don’t care how old you are. You don’t take nude pictures of yourself,” the Sister Act star said on The View.
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“It just saddens me that these kids have to go through this,” cohost Sunny Hostin said, trying to take a more sympathetic stance. “For someone to extort her or threaten her with posting these pictures, it’s terrible.”
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But Whoopi didn’t care. “Once you take that picture it goes into the cloud and it’s available to any hacker who wants it, and if you don’t know that in 2019 that this is an issue, I’m sorry. You don’t get to do that,” she said.
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Bella, 21, wrote on her Instagram story, “Dear Whoopi, I have loved u for so long but honestly I’m so displeased and saddened by your response to my [leak]. Blaming girls for taking the photo in the first place? Is sick and honestly disgusting.”
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“So what a girl can’t send her boyfriend that she misses photos of her that are sexy?” the singer continued. “Things he’s already seen? I as a [woman] should be so scared walking around my home, being on my phone, doing anything?”
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“Is that what u want our women to be like? Scared of the masses for their sexuality?? Is that what u want? I don’t,” she said.
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“I am offended for every person who has committed suicide for someone leaking their nudes. Ur view on this matter is honestly awful and I hope u change ur mind set as u are on a show talking to young girls,” she concluded.
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The Midnight Sun actress also said in another post that she had been scheduled as a guest on The View but she was canceling. “I don’t feel like being beaten down by a bunch of older women,” she wrote.
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Bella also posted a long video of herself discussing Whoopi’s comments and crying. “Whoopi, now that everyone’s seen my s**t, I hope you’re so f**king happy,” she said.
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“I can only imagine all the kids who have their s**t released and then they commit suicide. You’re so crazy for thinking such terrible things on such an awful situation,” she continued, in tears.
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“Shame on you for putting that public opinion out there like that for every young girl to think that they’re disgusting for even taking a photo like that. Shame on you,” she concluded.
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Do you agree with Bella or Whoopi? Sound off in the comments!
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“If you’re famous, I don’t care how old you are. You don’t take nude pictures of yourself,” the Sister Act star said on The View.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“It just saddens me that these kids have to go through this,” cohost Sunny Hostin said, trying to take a more sympathetic stance. “For someone to extort her or threaten her with posting these pictures, it’s terrible.”
Photo credit: INSTARImages
But Whoopi didn’t care. “Once you take that picture it goes into the cloud and it’s available to any hacker who wants it, and if you don’t know that in 2019 that this is an issue, I’m sorry. You don’t get to do that,” she said.
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Bella, 21, wrote on her Instagram story, “Dear Whoopi, I have loved u for so long but honestly I’m so displeased and saddened by your response to my [leak]. Blaming girls for taking the photo in the first place? Is sick and honestly disgusting.”
“So what a girl can’t send her boyfriend that she misses photos of her that are sexy?” the singer continued. “Things he’s already seen? I as a [woman] should be so scared walking around my home, being on my phone, doing anything?”
“Is that what u want our women to be like? Scared of the masses for their sexuality?? Is that what u want? I don’t,” she said.
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“I am offended for every person who has committed suicide for someone leaking their nudes. Ur view on this matter is honestly awful and I hope u change ur mind set as u are on a show talking to young girls,” she concluded.
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The Midnight Sun actress also said in another post that she had been scheduled as a guest on The View but she was canceling. “I don’t feel like being beaten down by a bunch of older women,” she wrote.
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Bella also posted a long video of herself discussing Whoopi’s comments and crying. “Whoopi, now that everyone’s seen my s**t, I hope you’re so f**king happy,” she said.
Photo credit: Bella Thorne / Instagram
“I can only imagine all the kids who have their s**t released and then they commit suicide. You’re so crazy for thinking such terrible things on such an awful situation,” she continued, in tears.
Photo credit: Bella Thorne / Instagram
“Shame on you for putting that public opinion out there like that for every young girl to think that they’re disgusting for even taking a photo like that. Shame on you,” she concluded.
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Do you agree with Bella or Whoopi? Sound off in the comments!
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