'The Fappening' Pics Lead To Google Lawsuit? Victims Want Leaked Celebrity Photos Banned, Threaten To Sue For $100 Million

Celebrities have been fighting for over a month now to get hundreds of hacked nude photos off the Internet, and now it looks like many are ready to take serious legal action against the world’s largest search engine. A letter surfaced Thursday morning, sent to Google by powerhouse Hollywood attorney Marty Singer, demanding that all “fappening” photos be removed from their search results immediately. If they do not comply, Singer threatens to sue for over $100 million in damages, on behalf of more than a dozen clients.

Gossip Cop reports that Singer accuses Google of “despicable, reprehensible conduct in not only failing to act expeditiously and responsibly to remove the images, but in knowingly accommodating, facilitating and perpetuating the unlawful conduct.” He goes on to claim that the search engine “is making millions and profiting from the victimization of women,” and that damages could add up to the more than $100 million figure.

It is unclear, as of yet, whom of the celebrity victims Singer represents, but many have been threatening legal action since the series of leaks began. Two of the first victims, Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, threatened legal action immediately against anyone who posts or reproduces the photos in question. Attorneys for Lawrence were reported to have contacted some of the offending sites, informing them that they were violating the star’s copyright of the pics.

Legal representatives for Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, meanwhile, stated that their client was underage when some of the photos were taken, and sites that posted them were violating child pornography laws. Actress Gabrielle Union said she has contacted the FBI about the leaking of her photos, while soccer player Hope Solo stated that she is “exploring every option to protect my privacy.”

In his letter to Google, Singer asserts, “If your wives, daughters or relatives were victims of such blatant violations of basic human rights, surely you would take appropriate action. But because the victims are celebrities with valuable publicity rights, you do nothing – nothing but collect millions of dollars in advertising revenue from your co-conspirator advertising partners as you seek to capitalize on the scandal rather than quash it.” 

In addition to removing all the hacked photos from their search results, Singer demands that Google penalize sites that post them. In conclusion, the lawyer states that, “Google’s ‘Don’t be evil’ motto is a sham.” 

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