In 2014, five nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence were stolen by American hacker Edward Majerczyk.
The pictures of the actress of
Hunger Game
s as well as those of other celebrities (Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Scarlett Johansson) quickly circulated on the web giving birth to "
CelebGate
".
Seven years later, on July 22, 2021, the
Bigard magazine
landed on newsstands displaying the intimate photos of the American star.
The publication of these photos was deemed unlawful by the Nanterre court.
The publisher Medialyd was ordered to pay 20,000 euros in compensation to the American star to repair the "
moral damage suffered as a result of the violation of her privacy and the right she has over her image
".
"
The high amount of the compensation allocated testifies to the indignation aroused by this publication and should dissuade all those who would be tempted to reproduce these stolen images
" confided to the
Parisian
Vincent Tolédano, the lawyer of the actress.
Very few copies sold
The order issued by the summary judge indicates that "
the only element of reduction of the damage is due to the modest distribution of the magazine
", only 2561 copies have been sold.
This issue of
Bigard Magazine
was also unique since it is only a special issue of the erotic periodical
King.
In 2016, the man behind the leak of these intimate photos was sentenced to pay $ 5,700 to a victim - whose name remains unknown - and to nine months' imprisonment.
