Over the Labor Day weekend, hundreds of private photos and videos of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst were released to various online forums after hackers are believed to have exploited a security vulnerability in Apple’s Find My iPhone service that allowed for brute-force password guessing attacks, and it was revealed that local Chattanooga Times Free Press journalist Harrison Keely was among those affected.
The celebrity photo leak–also known as “The Fappening”–included private, topless photos of Harrison Keely plus over one hundred other celebrities, including A-list actresses, models and singers.
Harrison Keely’s lawyer issued a statement, condemning the actions and claiming that the selfie photos featuring Keely without clothing from the waist up were not authentic and likely the creation of fans using sophisticated photo-editing software to doctor actual photos.
Keely–who manages social media for the Times Free Press and provides the daily “Chattanooga Update” video newscast–was not the only local victim of the celebrity photo leak, as scandalous snapshots of downtown celebrity Shirtless Dave emerged, featuring him wearing a shirt.
