Nicholas Hoult Addresses Jennifer Lawrence’s Nude Photo Leaks [VIDEO]

Nicholas Hoult has just one thing to say about ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence’s nude photo leaks. The 24-year-old actor is believed to be the recipient of the intimate photos taken while they were still dating.

Lawrence bore the brunt of the controversy after her nude pictures were leaked online along with dozens of other female celebrities’ images. After staying mum for weeks, the 24-year-old Academy Award winner finally opened up about the issue, calling it a “sex crime.”

“It’s not a scandal. It’s a sex crime,” she told Vanity Fair. “It is a sexual violation. It’s disgusting.”

She added that she was supposed to write an apology when the controversy broke, but changed her mind as she realised she wasn’t in the wrong.

“I was in a loving, healthy, great relationship for four years. It was long distance and either your boyfriend is going to look at porn or he’s going to look at you,” she said.

Her statement left little doubt to the readers’ minds that the images were meant for Hoult since they began dating on-off from 2010 until they reportedly split in August 2014.

Perhaps because he wasn’t a direct victim of the hacks, which is known as The Fappening, Hoult has remained silent. However, during an appearance in “Good Day New York” with “Young Ones” director Jake Paltrow, he wasn’t able to escape a question about the issue.

“Speaking of friends… Jennifer Lawrence, she’s been making a lot of news lately because of the pictures that were hacked. I think they might have been pictures that were sent to you … I was wondering how you felt about that?” host Rosanna Scotto asked.

“It’s shocking that things like that happen in the world. It’s a shame,” he said simply, his posture clearly conveying that he didn’t wish to talk about it anymore.

Lawrence is reportedly now dating Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, while Hoult is rumoured to have fallen for “Equals” co-star Kristen Stewart.