File photo of actress Jennifer Lawrence attending the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" world movie premiere in New York
Actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" world movie premiere in New York in a May 10, 2014 file photo. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence has contacted authorities to investigate who stole and posted nude images of her online, a spokeswoman said on Monday, part of a reported mass hacking of celebrities' intimate photos. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/files

Fox News anchors apparently blamed celebrities for being responsible for the alleged leak of nude photos online. According to some of them, uploading nude photos online may be the root of all evil even if those are posted privately. Celebrities whose leaked nude photos were allegedly leaked include Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton.

Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum said that it was "dumb" to put naked photos on the net. "Don't put naked pictures of yourself on internet, people. So dumb! You say don't blame the victim, but legally, what kind of recourse do they have? You put it out there. Isn't it kind of, buyer beware so to speak?" she said.

MacCallum was talking to security expert Dan Shore who refused to blame the celebrities. Shore called them as "victims." "Maybe they take more careful steps not to take photos or secure them better, but they are victims of a serious crime," he said. MacCallum, apparently discouraged by the expert's perspective, agreed with Shore. Nevertheless, she asked if it would be advisable to take nude photos. "Yeah, but no doubt, you would both tell your kids don't ever take a picture like this of yourself?" she asked.

"Fox & Friends" co-host Steve Doocy too seemed more perturbed by the celebrities than the hacker who stole their personal photos illegally. "Maybe the message is, don't take naked pictures of yourself," Doocy said on Tuesday, "There's this thing called a mirror. If you want to see yourself naked, look in the mirror, don't take a picture of yourself."

TIME, on the other hand, hit back at those who thought the celebrities should be blamed for taking nude photos of themselves. Megan Gibson wrote that several major personalities like rapper RZA and British comedian Ricky Gervais had blamed the celebrities for taking those nude photos in the first place. The argument, despite being "true," cannot be justified, Gibson wrote. Taking nude photos is just like "having a car or using a credit card," she wrote. Stealing them is a crime, she emphasised. Gibson mentioned Christopher Chaney who had been jailed for 10 years for stealing and posting nude photos of Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson.

Contact the writer: s.mukhopadhyay@ibtimes.com.au

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