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The Latest Nude Photo Leak Threatens to Expose More Celebs

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Allegedly hacked and stolen nude photos of Miley Cyrus, Suki Waterhouse and Rosario Dawson just popped up on a website called Celebrity Jihad, and it’s anyone’s guess which celebs will be the next victims.

The women joined a dubious yet ever growing club — last month nude photos of actresses Amanda Seyfried and Analeigh Tipton, and scantily clad pics of Emma Watson, were posted to the same site.

Seyfried, who recently gave birth to her first child, got Celebrity Jihad to take down the photos after threatening legal action, while Analeigh Tipton teamed up with the police to try to track down the person or people who hacked her photos. Emma Watson also pursued legal action, though it should be noted that her leaked pics were not nude and were reportedly from a wardrobe fitting. As this situation continues to develop, it’s unclear if more celebs will be targeted and whether anyone will be brought to justice.

Meanwhile, Mischa Barton has been facing her own nude controversy which PROOF has been covering. Jon Zacharias, an ex-boyfriend of Barton, allegedly recorded her in intimate moments positions without her knowledge and consent and is shopping a sex tape. Allegedly offers have been made for $500,000. Another ex boyfriend, Adam Shaw, is also involved in the matter in that he has copies of the images though he alleges he tried to stop Zacharias from releasing them. A California court shut all of that down and granted Barton a restraining order against both men, prohibiting them from selling the video and anyone from seeking to purchase the footage. For more information on this incident, click here.

Ultimately, when it comes to celebs who’ve had private photos and videos leaked, it’s almost easier to count who HASN’T had their personal images hacked and displayed for the world to see. With technology today and the skills (and total lack of conscience) on behalf of hackers, celebs need to work harder than ever to protect their privacy. Fact is, if nude photo of a star exists there is a good chance it will go public, despite their lack of consent.

Perhaps the biggest celeb nude photo dump to date was the infamous “The Fappening” incident in 2014, in which hackers posted stolen nude pics on the website 4chan of celebs including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Amber Heard, Ariana Grande, Gabrielle Union, Kim Kardashian, Kirsten Dunst and Kaley Cuoco, among many others.

Lawrence spoke out passionately about the breach, saying,” “It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime. It is a sexual violation. It’s disgusting.” She added, “The law needs to be changed, and we need to change. That’s why these Web sites are responsible.”

Gabrielle Union also didn’t take the violation lightly, reportedly going to the FBI to look for justice. It looks like she and the other victims got it — hackers Ryan Collins, Edward Majerczyk and Andrew Helton were convicted in 2016 of crimes related to the photo thefts.

There are laws that allow celebrities (and regular folks too) to pursue both civil and and criminal penalties against those who film them without consent and release those images into the public domain. The cases are not easy though and it is often difficult to identify who obtained the images and who released them. In what is referred to as revenge porn (more akin to Mischa Barton’s situation) it is sometimes easier to identify the wrongdoer and bring that person or entity to justice but even then the cases are not simple.

We at PROOF agree with Jennifer Lawrence that it is a sexual violation and laws do need to change to protect innocent victims. Yes, innocent. Just because someone who is a celebrity does not mean others can invade the most private parts of her life and reveal them to the outside world without permission. We also applaud the position Mischa Barton’s lawyers took when they argued that attempts by her ex boyfriend was an act of domestic violence.

The more celebs that speak up about these violations and pursue the offenders the greater chance we have in stopping this heinous behavior. Will it go away forever? No. There will always be people who get a thrill from violating the rights of others but if laws continue to be written, penalties enforced and investigation stepped up then we have a chance of reducing it–and that is worth something.

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Celebrity News | Chris Brown Legal Problems

Chris Brown Facing Legal Problems…Again

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Chris Brown has more legal problems. Two TROs (temporary restraining order) were issued against him in February 2017. His ex girlfriend, model, Karrueche Tran got one and now, one of Tran’s closest friends, Joseph Ryan LaCor, has one against him too.

It has been a wild 2017 already for the singer. It very clearly seems he still does not have control over his anger issues. On New Year’s, Brown apparently got into a violent fight with rapper Soulja Boy over Tran. Then on February 17, 2017, Tran, who for years was Brown’s on again, off again girlfriend finally stood up for herself and sought protection for herself-she sought a restraining order against Brown. In court documents she filed she alleged that Brown punched her in the stomach and pushed her down the stairs several years ago but that she did not call the police or report the incident (Tran, you are way too good to endure this type of relationship–all women, all humans are.) and that recently Brown has been sending her threatening texts. In the court documents, she included the following: “He told a few people that he was going to kill me. He said if no one else can have me, he’s gonna ‘take me out.” Due to his violent history, especially violence against women, a Chris Brown threat should not be ignored. And the LA court did not ignore the. They granted the request and now Chris Brown must stay away from Karrueche Tran or risk arrest, among other things.

So, how does LaCor fit into this story? Well, apparently Brown can’t leave well enough alone as it relates to Tran and has allegedly threatened to shoot Tran’s bestie, LaCor leaving LaCor with no choice but to seek the court’s protection as well.

In documents LaCor filed, it stated that Chris said about Tran and LaCor “no matter where we go, he will find us and shoot the place up.” LaCor also spoke of past conduct by Brown. “Chris Brown has threatened me and run up on me for not allowing him to bully Karrueche Tran in my presence. More recently, making threats to her saying that he will beat anyone that is friends with her.”

LaCor’s allegations are specific and also include details of a harrowing night hanging out with Tran at a 2017 Super Bowl party; Brown was also there. LaCor said that he was at the party for two hours when two men confronted him and told him to leave or he was, “going to have problems.” He said he decided to leave and that’s when, “Chris Brown ran up to me, got in my face, saying, ‘It’s 2017, Ima f–k you up every time I see you. So you better get the f–k out of here before I lay your ass out.””

LaCor also claims that Brown yelled at another friend of LaCor’s and threw a drink in her face. After that, smart move by LaCor–he left the party. Given all this information, the TRO was issued and now Brown must stay away from LaCor as well. Quite a collection Brown is building.

Brown has allegedly been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but too bad for him that is not a legal excuse to threaten people or assault them. With all this recent unacceptable, illegal, scary behavior, you’d think that Brown doesn’t know what is at stake. But after all his run-ins with the law, especially the domestic violence occurrence with Rihanna, he most certainly does. No excuse, Brown. Get help.

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Mel B Gets Restraining Order Against Husband Stephen Belafonte

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In a shock to those not close to her, former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, aka Mel B, sought a restraining order against her husband, Stephen Belafonte. (In March 2017, the pop star filed for divorce from him.) In support of the request Mel B alleged that she has suffered years of physical and sexual abuse at Belafonte’s hands during their 10-year marriage. The judge granted the order as to Mel B and also ordered Belafonte to stay away from the children and to immediately leave the couple’s home in the Hollywood Hills.

The America’s Got Talent judge says that the physical abuse began soon after they were married in 2007 and right around the “Dancing With The Stars” finale in November 2007 (Mel B lost); and it has continued since then. The singer claims she tried to leave Belafonte multiple times but he told her that he would destroy her if she left. Brown has said, “I desperately wanted to leave the relationship and tried to do so during our first year of marriage and every year thereafter. When I threatened to leave, [he] informed me he has videos of our sex life and other private moments.” She continued, “[He] would threaten that if I left, he would release the videos to the tabloids. I have lived the past decade in fear that [he] would release intimate videos of me that would embarrass me and damage my reputation and my career.”

Brown also alleges, “[He] often times demanded that I participate in sexual intercourse with him and random women that he brought back to our hotel rooms. If I objected to participating, he would threaten to release compromising videos of me. He would often times surreptitiously videotape these encounters, and, if I discovered the recordings, would beg him to delete them.”

She went on in the docs, “Later, I would come to realize that [his] beatings and abuse would coincide with my career success,” she claims. “When something good would happen to me, he would beat me down to let me know that he was in charge.”

In July 2012, Brown claims Belafonte punched her after he accused her of flirting with Usher on the “X Factor.” She also alleges that he punched her in the face in Prague, one day after the Spice Girls reunion at the London Olympics.

In court docs, Brown also alleges that Belafonte got their nanny pregnant and that he eventually demanded her to get an abortion.

Sadly, we speak of domestic violence frequently here on PROOF and we will continue to do so as an act of solidarity and support for the victims and as a way to educate our readers. The truth is, it is scary to be in an abusive relationship and as the Mel B situation shows, it is scary to try to get out of it. In fact, when she requested the temporary restraining order, Brown said she feared for her life and that of her children’s lives. She wrote, “I am in fear of my safety and I am in fear of being irreparably harmed as a result of [Belafonte’s] threats. I fear [he] will carry out his threats against me which will collaterally harm the children.” The former couple has one daughter together, a 5-year-old named Madison, whom she is seeking full custody of in their divorce. Brown also has two other daughters from previous relationships — Angel (her daughter with Eddie Murphy) and Phoenix.

Belafonte has denied the abuse. His lawyers issued the following public statement: “What matters most to Mr. Belafonte is the safety and well-being of his daughters and step-daughters. It’s a shame that Ms. Brown elected not to proceed in a respectful and amicable fashion in this very private matter. In due course, Mr. Belafonte will be filing his response to the outrageous and unfounded allegations made by Ms. Brown, which allegations he vehemently denies.”

So, the response Belafonte’s lawyers will file will clearly be to deny the claims. Rest assured PROOF will diligently monitor this case. But with the alleged frequency of the abuse and the public life these two lived there is very likely going to be a greal deal of evidence uncovered–people who worked with and saw Mel B’s injuries are already coming out (thank you, Sharon Osbourne). And that’s what we like best here–PROOF. The more proof. We do wonder what Belafonte has to say about those pictures of Mel B’s bruised face. She’s just clumsy?

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I’m Sorry, Mrs. Jackson

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In early February 2017, Michael Jackson’s, 86-year-old mother, Katherine Jackson, sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) against her nephew and long-time caretaker, Trent Jackson, for elder abuse. Trent had been taking care of Katherine since Michael died in 2009 and is the son of Luther Jackson, brother of Joe Jackson, Katherine’s ex-husband.

Trent vehemently denied the claims and said that the matriarch was being manipulated by her son Jermaine, as well as by her other children. Trent also claimed that the elder abuse allegations may have been made up by the children and that Katherine may not have even signed the declaration wherein she made the allegations which included: “Trent made himself a care custodian of Mrs. Jackson to control her every move. He’s threatened not to take her home for not complying with his demands, he has refused to return her home from travel; he deprives her from contact with her family so he can maintain undue influence over her, causing her depression, angst and fear.”

The documents also claimed that Trent’s actions were calculated so that he could try to control Katherine’s finances and stay in her guest house for free. The documents went on to say that the “Constant, sometimes subtle, emotional abuse was effective in making Mrs. Jackson confused and unsure of what was happening to her.”

However, according to Katherine’s legal team and family, she eventually became aware of what was happening: “She is clear now and scared for her safety, after terminating his employment. Now that he knows his conduct will be revealed, she fears what he may do to her upon her return.”

While Katherine was in London with her daughter, Janet, the court issued the TRO based on the documents filed. The TRO mandated that Trent was to return all keys, passwords and combinations to Katherine’s property, to stop using her financial accounts and to stay 100 yards from her.

Katherine was still in London when it came time for a full proceeding on the restraining order—the one that would make it permanent. Her lawyers attempted to go forward without her and simply use the filed declarations referenced above as proof but Trent’s legal team of Philip Cohen and Ron Rale (he was Anna Nicole Smith’s attorney back in the day) was not having it. The judge agreed and said sworn statements could not be used as evidence in chief in the case. Trent’s lawyers subpoenaed Katherine for trial. She had no choice but to return from London or risk dismissal of the case.

A three week continuance ensued during which Trent’s lawyers tried to settle the matter but Katherine’s team refused to do so. Settling might have been the better course for them as allegedly they did not want her to have to take the stand and endure cross examination. We at PROOF understand that position. Cross examination is very stressful and Katherine is not young; but the allegations made against Trent are very, very serious. We agree with the judge’s decision to require a higher level of proof than the declarations (especially as Katherine was clear about what happened).

On April 25, 2017, Katherine’s team filed a request for dismissal with prejudice which means that the case would be dismissed but it could be re-filed at any time. There are several reasons for this strategy. It relieves Katherine from having to testify but keeps the case “alive.” So if her legal team chose to re-file, perhaps the next judge assigned would agree with their position not to require Katherine’s testimony. It also gives the team additional time to build the case and secure better, more persuasive evidence.

Trent’s legal team opposed the request for dismissal without prejudice and argued that the law required the case be dismissed with prejudice. The judge agreed. The difference between the two? Katherine Jackson cannot now re-file the case. ( Caveat: If a new instance of abuse occurs she could re-file based on that new incident but given that Trent was terminated from his job that’s not likely to occur). We’re sorry, Mrs. Jackson.

There is one last thing we’d like to say about this case. While we certainly hope Katherine is safe and the allegations are untrue, we can’t help but query why one of her own children, rather than the son of her deceased husband’s brother was able to be in such a position of power and control for so long over their elderly mother? Jackson kids, got an answer for that?

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A Small Victory for Mischa Barton in Revenge Porn Case

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Victory for Mischa Barton who has received a restraining order against two ex boyfriends, Jon Zacharias and Adam Shaw, two lovely fellows who not only filmed her without her consent or knowledge but also have been shopping around a sex tape of her without her consent or knowledge. The 31-year-old alleges that the tapes were made with hidden cameras.

The court has ordered her ex boyfriends to stay an undisclosed distance away from her and not contact her. The order also stops anyone who is considering trafficking the video.

It has been a rough couple of weeks for the former “O.C.” star. She was recently hospitalized for a mental evaluation and now this “revenge porn” situation.

In an emotional press conference, Barton’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom (daughter of PROOF favorite and famed civil rights lawyer, Gloria Allred), stated that YouPorn, RedTube and Porn.com were all considering making offers on the video which features the actress in sexually explicit situations with a man she briefly dated. The tapes have been shopped around for an asking price of $500,000.

Bloom emphasized a specific portion of the court’s ruling: This individual and his agents may not sell, distribute, give away, or show any naked pictures or video of any type of Mischa Barton. The orders are very clear about what happens to violators, whether those are agents shopping the images or the men who took them– failure to obey the court order can result in jail or prison.

We at PROOF are especially inspired by Bloom’s creative and intelligent argument that because Mischa dated the man, release of the tapes is a form of domestic abuse and Mischa is therefore protected by California’s domestic violence laws.

Barton also spoke at the press conference, saying, “This is a painful situation and my absolute worst fear was realised when I learned that someone I loved and trusted was filming my most intimate and private moments, without my consent with hidden cameras.”

We applaud Mischa, Lisa Bloom and the court for taking this situation seriously. And, we know we say this all the time here on PROOF about being a celebrity but really think about Mischa’s words at that press conference and then imagine that someone you loved and trusted betrayed you, used you in this way. Surely fame is not worth that. Stay healthy and keep fighting, Mischa. We, like your lawyer and the court, are on your side!

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Baby Mama Drama for Attorney Christopher Darden

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Christopher Darden, famous for being one of the L.A. County prosecutors who took O.J. Simpson to trial, has gotten himself in trouble with the law. Looks like a baby mama of his named Celia Smith (yes, Darden has more than one baby mama) sought a restraining order against the legal eagle, saying that he has been harassing her and that she is afraid of him. No surprise that Darden denied all of the allegations. And, what’s really interesting about this whole matter? Darden obtained a restraining order against Smith last year!

Here’s what’s going on in this most recent Smith/Darden dispute. On February 2, 2017 Celia Smith filed documents with the court asking them to order that Darden stay away from her, her 4-year-old daughter with Darden, Chloe, her mother, Anita Smith, and her brother, Robert Smith.

In the documents, Smith claims that she and Darden lived together and had Chloe on October 17, 2012. According to Smith, things went sour between them after that. As evidence, Smith submitted alleged posts that appeared on a custody website, Talking Parents. She says these posts chronicle the abuse she suffered at Darden’s hands.

In one message, she wrote, “I am in fear of my life. You won’t stop with the harassment. Your obsession with me is disturbing.”

Darden allegedly wrote back, “You may rot. Obsession indeed. I despise you.”

Smith told the court she needed the restraining order and is afraid of Darden because he threatens her and is verbally abusive, calling her, “horrible names – lot lizard prostitute, dirty nasty stripper,” and more. (We’ve never heard the term, “lot lizard prostitute” before, have you?)

Smith also alleged that Darden has been, “cyberstalking my friends and sending nude photos and my arrest record.”

Darden insists the allegations are false, and said that he has never been served with anything and no temporary restraining order (TRO) was issued against him. Darden counters that Smith has been harassing him and that she has even threatened the lives of his other children, which is why he was granted a restraining order against her a year ago.

Smith is court ordered to stay 100 yards from Darden and is not allowed to contact him by email, telephone, mail or any other electronic means. Smith is allowed to have “brief and peaceful contact” with her ex as it relates to their child.

As expected, the court sided with Darden and Smith’s TRO request was denied and the matter dismissed on February 28, 2017. It’s important to note that we at PROOF take allegations of violence against women very seriously. But, the court’s decision is correct here–the evidence Smith submitted is not persuasive nor credible or reliable. If she had proven that the offensive internet posts in fact came from Darden then we would be having a different discussion and likely be seeing a different result but that is not the case here. Some may feel that Darden’s prestige and fame as a well respected LA lawyer is what caused the dismissal that is simply not true given the facts as we know them here especially in light of the history between these two.

As with all the other family disputes we seem to be covering so often lately on PROOF, we have one main hope: that these two people who chose to be parents can get it together enough to ensure that their daughter has a happy, healthy, safe environment in which to grow up.

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