Cast member Jennifer Lawrence poses during a photocall for the film "The Hunger Games : Mockingjay - Part 1" at the 67th Cannes Film Festival
Jennifer Lawrence is considered the fifth most hot by Maxim 2014 Hot 100. Reuters

The nude photo scandal of Jennifer Lawrence is gaining immense momentum. The questionable photos which were first posted by an anonymous hacker became the talk of the town when various online portals users went and shared the pictures. Popular celebrity website Perez Hilton came under massive scrutiny when it posted alleged nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence. However, owner of the website, Perez Hilton, later on removed the pics and apologised for posting the questionable pics.

"No, I haven't been forced to do so or been contacted by their reps, but I am removing those uncensored photos of JLaw and Victoria Justice," he wrote on his Twitter account after censoring some photos on his website.

Later he removed all the photos and said, "Acted in haste just to get the post up and didn't really think things through. I'm sorry."

He further said that sometimes one has to take quick decisions at work and his decision of uploading the photos was not right. He even said that he felt uncomfortable even to keep censored photos on his website.

Though Hilton apologised, his decision of uploading the photos in first place was met with immense backlash on Twitter.

Many people on Twitter said that Hilton is trying to find his relevance by posting questionable pictures on his website, while others said that he is not sorry and is just trying to avoid legal suit.

Here are some Twitter reactions:

Don't understand ppl like Perez Hilton that supposedly condemns bullying. Yet doesn't care about a woman's privacy. #IRaiseTheBullsgitFlag

— TheMerchDudeTM (@themerchdude) August 31, 2014

Posting pics hacked from someone's cell phone is really no different than selling stolen merchandise.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) August 31, 2014

The anonyms hacker has reportedly claimed that he/she has more than 60 naked photos of the "Hunger Games" star, according to the reports.

Other than Jennifer Lawrence and Victoria Justice, other celebrities who have become the victim of this leaked nude photo scandal include Lea Michele, Hilary Duff, Kate Upton, Kristen Dunst and Ariana Grande among others.