targeted celebs of photoleaks threatens google with a $100 million lawsuit

Google is being accused by a Hollywood lawyer representing several women whose photos were stolen from their Apple iCloud accounts of failing to remove images from its services -- with an explicit threat of a lawsuit demanding more than $100 million.



In the letter, lawyer Marty Singer of L.A.-based law firm Lively & Singer said that Google not only has failed to expeditiously remove the images from sites including YouTube and Blogspot but also knowingly facilitated the hosting of the hacked photos.


"Google is making millions and profiting from the victimization of women," Singer wrote in the Oct. 1 letter, sent to top Google execs including CEO Larry Page and executive chairman Eric Schmidt. "As a result of your blatantly unethical behavior, Google is exposed to significant liability and both compensatory and punitive damages that could well exceed One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000)."



Singer says the firm is representing "over a dozen female celebrities, actresses, models and athletes" whose private photos were accessed after their Apple iCloud accounts were hacked. The letter does not identify the women.



Google reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment.



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