Victoria Justice PHOTOS Leaked: Bikini Pictures Were Stolen From Phone, Nickelodeon Star Says
Private photos of Victoria Justice were stolen from her cellphone and publicly posted on Ihe Internet, prompting frustration from the actress this week.
OceanUp.com, described as a youth-centric trends and teen gossip website, posted "sexy swimsuit" photos of the 20-year-old Nickoledeon actress. The photos were leaked on April 11 and featured the star, who climbed to fame on Nickelodeon TV shows Zoey 101 and Victorious, wearing a revealing bathing suit.
OceanUp.com tweeted on April 12 along with the images: "Victoria Justice SEXY Swimsuit PHOTOS."
Justice swiftly responded on her Twitter page and wrote: "My phone was stolen & some1 (someone) leaked this. Wasn't meant 2 (sic) be 'sexy', I took it as a joke cuz (because) I look like an 80s aerobics instructor."
She added with rage: "Hacking & stealing is not cool. Respect peoples (sic) personal property... I would never post a picture of myself like that. I'm not taking this lightly & I will find out who stole my private property"
As per request by Justice, the photos were later removed and replaced with a message that stated, "Images removed as per request!" Some reports indicated that the images showed Justice smiling in a bikini.
Justice appeared in numerous Nickelodeon series' - including True Jackson, VP, The Troop, The Penguins of Madagascar and iCarly - as well as on the Nickelodeon game shows BrainSurge and Figure It Out. In 2010 she featured in the Nickelodeon film The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.
Justice is also has in a musical career. She performed several songs for the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon musical Spectacular!, in which she had a role. She recently announced the release of her debut album, expected to be released this year.