Iggy Azalea Threatens to Press Charges Over Leaked Nudes, Social Media Accounts Deleted

Iggy Azalea wants the person responsible for leaking her topless photos behind bars.

In an official statement released on her social media, the rapper said that she was both “embarrassed” and “blindsided” when she saw nude photos from her 2016 shoot with GQ Australia circulating on the internet over the weekend. 

According to Azalea, the images were outtakes of a shoot, photographed by Nino Munoz and were never intended for publication. Azalea said that she “jumped at the opportunity” to do what she considered a beautiful and common pose for the cover, but she only consented to have the photos with her hands covering her breasts considered for print. 

Apparently, she walked away from the set thinking that the other photos would be deleted because GQ doesn’t print topless photos. 

“I hadn’t seen other women’s covers leak so I felt comfortable (on a closed set) to model for such a reputable magazine knowing only the images with my hands covering would be considered for print. I never consented to taking topless pictures for potential release, period. It was my understanding BEFORE shooting, GQ do not print topless pictures.”

Unfortunately, the negative response from the public over the pictures became too much for Azalea to handle, and she decided to step away from social media altogether. Azalea admitted that “vicious” comments were beginning to take a toll on her emotions, but not before issuing a warning to the person responsible.

“Today, I’m a ball of negative emotions. I feel blindsided, embarrassed, violated, angry, sad, and a million other things. Not solely because I did not consent to this – but also because of the vile way people have reacted.”

“I fully intended on finding out where the leak originated from and pressing criminal charges in regards to this. It’s important to me that someone actually be held accountable for their actions & the way it impacts my life,” she added.

“I have seen some really vicious s**t written in the last 24 hours, and it is too much negativity for me to handle,” she said. “For now it’s best to keep my accounts deactivated. Please be kinder to one another.”

Although GQ has yet to offer an apology, the photographer from the shoot released a statement of his own on social media. In a post on Instagram, Munoz claims that someone stole and published the photos of Azalea without his permission. Munoz added that he “empathizes” with the Azalea and “won’t rest until justice is served.”

Retonjah Burdette

Retonjah Burdette is a publicist and published content curator from Atlanta, Georgia. After receiving her Bachelor’s in Public Relations from Georgia Southern University in 2017, Burdette then went on to get field experience with one of the top entertainment PR firms in Atlanta. Since the start of her career, Burdette has worked with a number of actors, authors, entrepreneurs and independent artists. She has secured placements on media outlets such as TV One’s Sister Circle, Good Day Atlanta on FOX, V-103, CBS 46, Kontrol Magazine, KISS 104.1 and Rolling Out to name a few. In addition to her growth in PR, she is currently a writer for Baller Alert, a top platform for news and entertainment. In hopes of bringing the visions of others to life, she launched Girl Avant-Garde in 2019, a creative agency specializing in innovative content, branding and PR in entertainment. Her overall goal is to have autonomy over her creative thought process and to teach branding to new entrepreneurs and others pursuing a career in the public eye.

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