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Iggy Azalea speaks out after nude photo leak: ‘I feel blindsided, embarrassed and violated’

The singer has revealed her plans to press charges

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Iggy Azalea has broken her silence, after nude photos of her were leaked online.

Taking to Twitter, the 28-year-old told fans that the photos were outtakes from a GQ photoshoot back in 2016, and insisted that they were never supposed to be made public.

In a since-deleted statement, the singer wrote: “Recently some outtakes from my 2016 GQ magazine cover were leaked to the public.”

“A lot of high profile women have shot covers for GQ with a strategically placed hand etc covering their breasts etc I always felt they were very beautiful covers, so I jumped at the opportunity.”

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“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.”

Azalea continued, “There was no reason for anyone to have kept the outtakes from the shoot. I’m surprised and angry that they were not immediately deleted after the final images were selected.”

“Today Im 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.”

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“A lot of the comments I see from men in particular taking things even further and sharing their thoughts and fantasies in regards to my body has honestly disturbed me,” she wrote. “The outright wicked things people say is overwhelming & makes me feel like throwing up.”

“If you’ve ever been humiliated before in front of family & those you care about maybe you can relate to what I’m going though.” [sic]

“It’s like a nuclear bomb that explodes and not only destroys you emotionally, but leaves a path of destruction in your personal life, effecting [sic] your relationships & people who matter most too,” she explained.

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The Fancy singer reassured her fans that she’s trying to find out who was behind the leak, and plans to press charges.

She said: “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.”

“I don’t feel there is any where [sic] I can retreat to or that I have a ‘happy place’ I can wait in until it all blows over. Please think of how you might feel if the shoe was yours to wear.”

“I have seen some really vicious s*** written in the last 24 hours and it is too much negativity for me to handle. For now it’s best to keep my accounts deactivated,” she wrote, before adding, “Please be kinder to one another.”

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