Sony Pictures Cyber Hacks Reveal Secret Aliases of Tom Hanks, Jessica Alba, Natalie Portman Etc.
The massive cyber attack at Sony Pictures has exposed a lot of things, including celebrities’ ridiculous code names. A document revealing the secret aliases of actors, including Tom Hanks, Jessica Alba, Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Daniel Craig, has been leaked online, and they range from obvious to silly.
The latest wave of the Sony hacks has exposed the names celebrities use when they need to remain anonymous, such as when they check into a hotel. Some of the names make sense, while others not so much. Some of them point out the actors’ creativity.
Fusion obtains some of the aliases that have been revealed by the hacks. Tom Hanks goes by the names of “Harry Lauder” (a famous Scottish comedian) and “Johnny Madrid,” which, as the site notes, may be a reference to a character on the ‘60s Western series “Lancer.”
“Buffy” star Sarah Michelle Gellar is “Neely O’Hara,” Tobey Maguire is “Neil Deep,” Natalie Portman is “Laura Brown,” and Debra Messing is “Ava Harper.” For Clive Owen, Daniel Craig and Taye Diggs, they chose names that are easy to remember, probably because they are their family’s name or their own.
Owen goes by the name of “Robert Fenton” (his wife is Sarah-Jane Fenton), Craig goes by “Olwen Williams” (probably an homage to his grandfather Olwyn Williams), and Diggs uses his real name “Scott Diggs.”
Comedian Rob Schneider continues to be a jokester even in choosing his alias, “Nazzo Good.” Jessica Alba, on the other hand, appeared to be money-hungry at first when she chose her code name “Cash Money,” but it’s probably crafted from love as her husband’s name is Cash Warren.
The hacks have been damaging Sony Pictures’ finances and reputation. A few of its unreleased films, and one film still in theatres (“Fury”), have been leaked online, automatically shooting down the possible profits the studio would have earned from them. Delicate information of its past and present employees have also been released, including their salary rates and personal information. A British princess was also reportedly affected by the hacks.
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Just recently, email exchanges between Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal and film producer Scott Rudin have been uploaded online. The emails revealed how little Rudin thought of A-list star Angelina Jolie. Rudin, who produced Jolie’s husband Brad Pitt’s “Moneyball,” called the philanthropist a “minimally talented spoiled brat.”
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The latest batch of leaks also includes contact information for celebrities, including Hanks, Pitt, Jonah Hill and Julia Roberts. Sylvester Stallone’s social security number was revealed as well.