Bella Thorne at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘JT LeRoy’ at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood on April 24, 2019 (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA)
Bella Thorne has hit back at Whoopi Goldberg for her reaction to her nude photos being hacked.
Thorne revealed in a tearful video on Instagram she had turned down appearing on US chat show The View to defend her actions as she, “didn’t feel like being beaten down by a bunch of older women.”
In an open letter to Goldberg she wrote: “Blaming girls for taking photo in the first place? Is sick and honestly disgusting.
Bella Thorne posted a tearful message to Whoopi Goldberg (Credit: Instagram)
“I’m offended for anyone out there who has ever taken a sexy photo.
“I am offended for Jennifer Lawrence who feels publicly raped.
“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. [sic]”
In a video story on the social media site she declared: “Shame on you Whoopi!”
Whoopi Goldberg attends Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer in Conversation with Whoopi Goldberg at 92nd Street Y on May 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Thorne chose to publish the pictures herself after they were hacked, stating she was taking “my power back” by making them public.
She revealed a hacker had sent her topless pictures of herself which they had stolen from her and were threatening to release them if she did not pay a ransom.
Goldberg, 63, said on The View: “If you’re famous, I don’t care how old you are. You don’t take nude pictures of yourself.”
When Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence had her nude photos hacked and leaked online in 2014 she branded it a “sex crime” admitting she felt violated.
