Alison Brie is the subject of a topless photo leak, but this time it’s not her personal photographs, but instead still images from the upcoming Netflix show GLOW going viral online.
Pictures of the Community actress topless have spread across social media and Brie’s name became a trending term on Twitter this weekend as the images (many in censored form) went viral. In the show, which is set to be released next month, Brie plays Ruth, a struggling actress who finds her way into a professional wrestling league in the 1980s.
The topless pictures of Alison Brie came from a still of the series, though it was not immediately clear when it takes place in the show.
As Critical Hit noted, GLOW comes from the creator of another popular Netflix original.
“GLOW comes from the mind of Orange is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan and is based upon the real but short-lived syndicated women’s wrestling league in the 80s,” the report noted. “A fictional spin is being put on the events and characters though with Brie starring as an out work actress in LA who almost accidentally falls into this world just to make ends meet, but soon finds herself completely caught up in all the spectacle and drama.”
Alison Brie steps into the ring in Netflix’s new comedy series #GLOW . Watch the official trailer: https://t.co/uw62O3cKX2 pic.twitter.com/IIYUBOoVSm
— IndieWire (@IndieWire) May 15, 2017
This is now the second time in a month that Alison Brie has been hit with a nude photo leak. In late April, reports circulated that naked photos of the actress hit the internet after a hacker had threatened to release the images.
A preview of the images was leaked to the internet at the time the threat was made, Gossip Cop noted.
“At the time, only one stolen picture was circulating, showing Brie taking a selfie while topless on a bed. As a supposed ‘preview’ of what was to come, a black censor was placed over her breasts. Now additional pictures have emerged. Brie is again topless, and one was clearly taken inside an acting trailer, possibly from when she appeared on Mad Men .”
The latest nude photo leak has hit more than a dozen celebrities, starting with actresses Amanda Seyfried and Emma Watson. This leak, which follows a 2014 leak that targeted dozens of celebrities, also struck a series of WWE female wrestlers, including Paige.
Some of those targeted denied that the photos were real, while others took an aggressive stance toward the leakers. As USA Today reported, Amanda Seyfried threatened to sue whoever was responsible.
“In Seyfried’s case, the actress was photographed in intimate situations with a former boyfriend and the photos were leaked to the website Celebrity Jihad, which traffics in nude celebrity photos, both real and Photoshopped. In a letter obtained by TMZ Thursday, her attorneys threatened legal action against the site unless they were removed immediately and demanded that the site preserve evidence of the photos and any correspondence pertaining to their use or distribution.”
The photos of Alison Brie that hit the internet stole some of the spotlight from another big moment for the actress — her wedding to actor Dave Franco. The pair tied the knot in March after dating for three years and getting engaged in 2015.
The marriage came as a bit of a surprise, as Brie had previously said in an interview with Elle Canada that she might just stay single for life.
“I don’t even know if I want to get married,” Brie said in the 2012 interview. “I’ve never been the girl who’s planning my dream wedding — I was always practicing my speech for the Oscars. That was my dream, which is kind of sad but kind of great.”
The topless photos of Alison Brie that leaked this weekend may not be as big of a revelation as the April leak, and the nude images will soon be available in full. GLOW is set to be released in late June.
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