Images from Iggy Azalea’s topless photo shoot with GQ were leaked online over the weekend — and she’s fuming. In the wake of this breach of privacy, photographer Nino Munoz — who captured the images in 2016 — insists they were stolen.
Munoz addressed the controversy via Instagram on Monday (May 27).
“I’m outraged and saddened to find out that images of mine were stolen and published without my permission,” he wrote. “There is currently an investigation underway. Posting these stolen images is illegal and anyone who has done so will be prosecuted.
“I empathize with any discomfort that this situation has caused to anyone that is involved.”
Iggy is equally as upset and has vowed to take legal action. On Monday afternoon, she temporarily reactivated one of her social media accounts to issue a statement.
“A lot of high profile women have shot covers with GQ with a strategically placed hand etc covering their breasts etc.,” she wrote in part. “I always felt they were very beautiful covers, so I jumped at the opportunity. 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. I don’t feel there is any where I can retreat to or that I have a ‘happy place’ I can wait until it all blows over. Please think of how you might feel if the shoe was yours to wear.”
The Aussie artist added she’s “angry” the images weren’t immediately deleted. She explained she’s most upset about how men have reacted to the photos.
“A lot of the comments I see from men in particular taking things even further and sharing their thoughts and fantasies in regard to my body has honestly disturbed me,” she continued. “The outright wicked things people say is overwhelming & makes me feel like throwing up.”
Azalea ended her diatribe by promising to press criminal charges and admitting she feels embarrassed that her family members were subjected to the images. She also revealed she won’t be reactivating her accounts anytime soon.
Then why take the nude pic in the first place??? Publicity stunt maybe?
Don’t worry, Iggy, noone cares.
True
Doesn’t she make songs dedicated to her ass and flaunt her 90% naked body in every one of her videos, but now that a couple of pictures showing her nipples have leaked it’s all mens fault and men make her want to throw up? Take some personal responsibility, accept that they’re out there because you let a photographer take them. if you’re not happy with it then FOH and stop doing hoe shit, problem solved
Posing for GQ isn’t supposed to be “hoe shit”, they let her down, period. She doesn’t have to take some “personal responsibility”, the pictures are over 3 years old and weren’t consented for release, I know that’s hard to wrap your head around.
That shit would be hard for anybody to wrap their head around.
Did the photographer have a camera in one hand and gun in the other??, talk to me
but let me guess she has a single dropping soon. so fake.
Im starting to get tired of these hoes mentality of being a hoe
Yeah, funny how all these things leak when their popularity is waning. Iggy flops, and the next minute her nudes are posted. Her publicity team will try and make her the postergirl for some bullshit about men writing sexual fantasies next about her next. Mark my words
She said outraged and saddened, not “violated” and “embarrassed”
That’s what the photographer said idiot but just keep thinking you know better.
Yerrr yerrr whatever
You a garbage rapper with garbage music you should feel lucky anyone even wanted to look at your tits or anything of yours in general. And who goes to a nude photoshoot in this digital age and thinks there arent people taking cell phone pics of you. And the purpose of those photos is to sell sex. It’s not for art or beauty its strictly to sell sex so we need to stop pretending like things arent sexualized when they clearly are. If Iggy looked like what the talented rappers looked like nobody would buy her music either. You only exist because of your asscheeks.
She might as well go all the way now. Porn would sell way better than her music… i don’t even care if she rap while filming.
Should be more embarrassed by her “music”
Funny how a ho pig like her feels violated. LOL, she violates herself every chance she gets. Another fucking idiot who makes shitty music. Nothing going on here.